I'll e-mail you a copy of my feeding schedule tomorrow.
I suspect Keith will provide better help than Paul "1 bottle is plenty for 12 hours" T or me. Just some brief comments if you're surviving a 12 hour rather than racing it:
Some people manage 12 hours on nothing but carb drink, gels and water but I certainly couldn't. The taste of sugar becomes sickening and it also does a fine job of burning the inside of your mouth completely. Last year I could eat nothing but soup for the week after the event.
Feeding strategy will depend on the weather as well. If it's cold and wet (have you seen the forecast
) then you will want to have something hot at some point (warm sweet tea in a bottle is heaven when you're soaked). Pack a gas stove and pan for your helpers to heat things up.
Some of the things which I find help:
Warm complan on the early feeds. Goes down a treat when it's chilly.
Ham sandwiches for lunch. Very thin slices of ham on soft white bread just to give you a savoury taste.
Rice pudding. Watered down with milk in a cup. Drink it quickly as you go past the feed and dump cup for helper to pick up.
If it's hot - cold weak shandy. A couple of mouthfuls really chirp you up.
If you want some old wive's remedies ask Joyce and Eddie who will give you plenty of advice. (Ginger beer and milk and various forms of alcohol all feature).
I will try milk for some of my feeds this year as an alternative to the carb drinks. I would stick to skimmed milk as the carb/protein/fat balance is much better.
Anyway good luck. Hope to see you on Sunday but I had a good attempt at breaking my finger this morning and am just hoping it will swell up a bit more and put me off my bike for a week