A Kona Qualifier Shares Her Pre-Ironman Fueling Strategy
A Kona-qualifying athlete and entrepreneur shares how she fuels the night before and morning of her race.
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A Kona-qualifying athlete and entrepreneur shares how she fuels the night before and morning of her race.
Kate Weiler, 33
Location
Splits time between Concord, Mass. and Winooski, Vt.
Occupation
Co-founder and CEO of DRINKmaple
Standout results
Has finished six Ironmans, including the 2013 Ironman World Championship
Backstory
Weiler started racing triathlons in 2006. After competing in Ironman Mont-Tremblant, Weiler and her training partner Jeff Rose came up with the idea to found DRINKmaple, a company selling naturally hydrating maple water. The brand has since grown from a Boston-based start-up to a national brand.
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How I Fuel
“I stick to foods that I know I can easily digest, and I stay away from inflammation-causing foods. I avoid gluten and dairy.”
“For dinner, I skip the traditional pasta dinner and eat white rice, a sweet potato and either chicken or grilled shrimp. I stay away from my typical huge plate of vegetables and have a small portion of spinach. I add Himalayan pink salt to my food to make sure that I have enough sodium to avoid cramping on race day.”
“For breakfast, I love DeLand bagels, which are gluten-free and made out of millet and don’t have a lot of the junk ingredients, unlike some other gluten-free products. These only have four ingredients: organic millet flour, baking powder, filtered water, sea salt. I always pack them when I travel to races.”
“I love maple water because it is low in sugar but also has electrolytes that help hydrate the body. The first time I discovered maple water in Canada, I hydrated with it the days leading up to the Ironman race. That was the race where I qualified for Kona.”