Albert Blanco – 2011 RAAM Rookie of the year
I just completed the 3000 mile Race Across America (RAAM) in 9 days 7 hours, placed 4th overall and won the rookie of the year award. I followed a very strict liquid diet for the whole race. For RAAM and any other ultra-endurance race, hydration is fundamental since not hydrating well could make have an early exit from any event. You hear stories every year of racers, specially rookies(raam first timers) running into trouble in the dessert the first day of the race.Since this was my rookie year in RAAM the desert worry me ,so what i did to stay hydrated was add the right stuff water to my regular water bottle and also add it to the liquid food that i was consuming , I was using water with the right stuff and my liquid food only, never did i have other drinks but this two, so this two were my only sources of energy for the entire race the right stuff water and Spiz. I had some problems during RAAM with my neck,feet, hands and butt, but my hydration and nutrition was very good, i plan on using the same hydration routine that i used this year during raam in my next 2012 assault on the race and during my preparation for RAAM next year aslo.The right stuff water it’s the right way to go.
