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Fueling for endurance events hasn’t always been a dialed science. Maurice Garin, the first winner of the Tour de France in 1903, reportedly ate at pubs along the course to fuel himself to victory, while Canadian runner Tom Longboat received champagne during the 1908 Olympic marathon in London and unfortunately was not so lucky, as he was forced to drop out at Mile 19. Fueling tactics in the past have ranged from alcohol and tea consumption to eating carbohydrates from everything from bananas to cake.
It wasn’t until the 1980s that Brian Maxwell, a Canadian Olympic marathoner developed one of the first portable sports nutrition bars, otherwise known as Powerbar. The nutrition bar gained popularity quickly and revolutionized the specialized sports nutrition products for runners.
Flash forward to today’s trail and ultra races. Most runners are now trying to at…
