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Pick a ‘snack’ style food that
could be bought on the high
Diet and
Learn from GB’s
street for the racer to carry with
them. What would you choose
and why? Compare this with
others in your class.
Nutrition
Olympic boxing team
Adventure racing across the south island of NEW ZEALAND in
the cold and rain may seem extremely crazy but coupled with
the fact that the race takes 24hrs to cover 100kms by trekking,
mountain biking and kayaking we here at Sport IQ think it’s
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Consider what an adventure racer
To fuel such a mammoth performance takes a special diet. would need in order to successfully
Look at the ‘Healthy Balanced Diet’ below. fuel their bodies for such an extreme
event. Consider the duration and
intensity of the race. Design a diet for
the racer that they could eat in the
days leading up to the event by
changing the amounts of each
component. What would it look like
and suggest why you have picked
those food groups.
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Collect some sports drinks packaging
and look at the ‘nutritional
information.’ Look at the main
ingredients and consider why the drink
contains such items. What benefit
might it have for the adventure racer?
Although the racers get the chance to stop at ‘fuelling’ stations for
food and fluids the longer they stop for the less time they spend
on the move.
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Over the duration of a 24hr race the athletes will need to take on
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plenty of fluids for their body to perform and function well.
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