INEOS 1.59 Challenge

INEOS 1.59 CHALLENGE VIENNA’19

ON OCTOBER 12TH 2019, ELIUD KIPCHOGE WILL ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST HUMAN TO RUN A SUB 2 HOUR MARATHON, SUPPORTED BY INEOS.
THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A GENERATION DEFINING MOMENT OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT AND ONE OF THE GREATEST SPORTING MOMENTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

Live Stream - Stream Start Time: 07:00 BST / 08.00ECT

MAURTEN IS THE FUEL BEHIND THE 1.59 CHALLENGE 2019.  

FUELLING INEOS 1:59 CHALLENGE

IT CAN BE ESTIMATED THAT ELIUD KIPCHOGE EXPENDS >1200 KCAL PER HOUR AT 2:51 MIN/KM PACE - ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FROM CARBOHYDRATES. KIPCHOGE WILL USE A MIXTURE OF GEL 100, GEL 100 CAF 100 AND HIGH CONCENTRATED MAURTEN SPORTS DRINKS. REGARDLESS OF EXTERNAL WEATHER, HE WILL MOST LIKELY AIM FOR 60 – 100 GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATES PER HOUR. THIS AMOUNT WILL PREFERENTIALLY BE DISTRIBUTED EVERY 15 MIN OR 5 KM, E.G. AN EQUIVALENT OF 15 – 25 GRAMS OF CARBOHYDRATES PER FEEDING. 

41 PACERS WILL SUPPORT KIPCHOGE, RUNNING BETWEEN 1-10K INTERVALS. THE PACERS PERFORMANCE WILL BE FUELED BY CARBOHYDRATE AND CAFFEINE. GEL 100 CAF 100 DURING WARM-UP CAN BE A USEFUL STRATEGY TO ENHANCE CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY AND BLOOD CAFFEINE CONCENTRATIONS.
AFTER EACH 10KM, SOME CARBOHYDRATE FROM A HIGH-CONCENTRATED MAURTEN SPORTS DRINK WILL BENEFIT THE RECOVERY TILL NEXT 10KM.

BASE FUEL STRATEGY

PRE LOAD DRINK MIX 320

EVERY 5KM COMBINATION OF

WATER DRINK MIX 160

GEL 100

GEL 100 CAF 100