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Struggle to know when to refuel on a long ride? There's an app for that...

British firm is working with Team GB to boost medal hopes through nutrition

Have you ever struggled to time your eating on long rides, to avoid the dreaded bonk?

A new sports app made by a Nottingham tech firm alerts athletes to key refuelling points, whether in training or competition.

Endur8, which can be downloaded for free on the Apple Store and will soon be available on Google Play, supports sports including cycling, running, triathlons, swimming and kayaking.

CEO and co-founder Daniel Slight, 27, said he developed the idea as a way of avoiding stomach cramps and sickness.

He told the Nottingham Post: “Through kayaking I grew to recognise the importance of maintaining consistent energy levels.

“We’ve taken the latest science around carbohydrate intake during sport, tailored to each individual and course.

“People understand the importance of fuelling – they often have the “what” sorted – but we give the “when.

“The science has been peer reviewed and refined to be tailored to each individual athlete over every route.

“Through accurate fuelling in training and events, performance can be increased, PBs achieved and medals won,” he said.

He added: “We’ve had a lot of support in the market from very well-established event companies as well as market leaders within sports nutrition and university professors.

“We’re also working very closely with some of the athletes on Team GB.

“Being a direct solution to a recognised challenge that endurance athletes face, has given us a great advantage in setting endur8 in motion.

“The skill is perseverance and making sure the seatbelts are on.”

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Edsonytic | 6 years ago
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Unfortunately this seems to be available only on the UK & US App Stores, when trying to get it I get prompted to change into the U.K. store for which I don’t have an account.

 

Why might they have decided to limit themselves in such a way?

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beezus fufoon replied to Edsonytic | 6 years ago
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Edsonytic wrote:

Unfortunately this seems to be available only on the UK & US App Stores, when trying to get it I get prompted to change into the U.K. store for which I don’t have an account.

 

Why might they have decided to limit themselves in such a way?

to give British athletes an unfair advantage?

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simonmb | 6 years ago
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simonmb replied to simonmb | 6 years ago
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https://www.indycoffee.guide usually works for me. Never experienced stomach cramp. Never experienced sickness. Never won a race though, mind. Nor even entered one.

 

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davel replied to simonmb | 6 years ago
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simonmb wrote:

https://www.indycoffee.guide usually works for me. Never experienced stomach cramp. Never experienced sickness. Never won a race though, mind. Nor even entered one.

 

That was kind of more what I was thinking.

If there was a route planner that factored in decent food/coffee stops, that would have its use.

As it is, I clicked on Endur8 and I'm none the wiser, really, and a tad skeptical. I can have different nutrition needs on the same route, depending on what I'm using it for, where I am in the season etc. If you can build zones, purpose of ride etc in, I can maybe see a point, but if you're on top of it that much, you're likely to be on top of your nutrition anyway?

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Leviathan | 6 years ago
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Not really. I have an adaptive internal feedback system with regenerative abilities. It comes with 10s of thousands of sensors and audible warnings if my engine reaches very low fuel levels. It can also be run on readily available organic materials. The styling package is late 90's/early 00's though I understand the basic model design has been around for 200,000 years. Very reliable. One previous owner.

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