Everything Your Fueling Plan Is Missing
CarbRate builds your plan around your course, the weather, and the products you use. Then it trains your stomach to handle it on your long runs and tells you exactly when to fuel during the race. No stomach issues, no wall.
Julie Beaudoin“This app helped me test products throughout my training for Grandmas and put together a plan with more drinking. It was the first time I’ve finished with no stomach issues.”
Gary R.“The practice sessions and live guidance helped more than I thought they would. It was like putting everything on autopilot. I finished San Diego stronger than I ever have.”
Vivek R.“This app really gave me the confidence to trust my fueling plan because it backed every number and recommendation up with science and research.”
Adam Cassavant“Having a plan and practice structure I don’t have to think about has made dialing in my strategy for every race, especially as I’ve gotten faster, so easy.”
Nadya“What really helped me the most was the information on how to practice during training. Had I not followed this advice on my last long run, I know I would have struggled on race day.”
Rich Collins“I had no idea just how off I was when it came to my race day nutrition. I am so confident now in my nutrition strategy and I am already feeling the difference in my long runs!”
Howard“The calorie calculator made a huge difference. I’ve lost 5 pounds and my training has been going better than ever.”
Jenny R.“I never thought about how much I struggled to drink up a hill and how it came back to bite me late in races. This feature alone makes the app worth it for every race I run!”
What does CarbRate do that a general fueling plan can't
Monthly, Race Pass and Annual all include everything below.
Personalized to your body and goal
A gel every 30 minutes gives every runner the same 50 grams of carbs an hour, whether you weigh 120 pounds or 180 pounds. If that's less than you burn, you still hit the wall, even though you took your gels.
CarbRate builds your plan from your weight, your goal time, the amount of glycogen you burn and what your stomach handles today, so you take in the amount your race needs.
Built for your exact course
Most fueling plans go by the clock. But what if your planned time to take a gel comes right in the middle of a hill, or there's no aid station close by to grab water from?
CarbRate places every gel and every drink on the real course you are running, so you never take a gel without water or try to fuel while running up a hill.
CarbRate tells you exactly when to fuel during the race
Even a well-practiced fueling plan is hard to follow for 26 miles. Miss a gel or two and you are short on fuel in the final miles.
On race day CarbRate counts down to every gel and drink and tells you out loud what to take, over your music. Nothing to memorize and no math while you are running.
Ready for race-day weather
A fueling plan written weeks before the race can't account for a hot race morning or a dropped bottle.
The warmer the weather, the more CarbRate shifts carbs from gels into your drink, so you take in fluid and fuel together and your stomach stays settled. If you drop a bottle or your stomach turns during the race, CarbRate tells you what to do next.
"Why not just a gel every 30 minutes?"
That rule gives every runner the same plan for every race. Here is how your CarbRate plan is different.
| A gel every 30 minutes | Your CarbRate plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Timing | By the clock, even when that puts a gel in the middle of a hill or far from water. | By the course. Every gel is placed near water and away from the hills. |
| Weather | The same plan whether race morning is 45°F or 80°F. | Adjusts to the race-day forecast and your measured sweat rate. |
| During the race | You keep track of every gel and drink yourself. | CarbRate tells you out loud: "gel at the station in 0.4 miles." |
| How much | 50 grams of carbs an hour for everyone, whether you weigh 120 pounds or 180 pounds. | Personalized to your weight, your goal time and what your stomach can handle, and practiced before race day. |
Every gel and drink placed on your actual course
CarbRate uses your race's actual elevation profile and the aid stations the race publishes.
The Boston Marathon: caffeine before the Newton hills, no gel on Heartbreak Hill, and every gel next to an aid station.
Runners given a fueling schedule finished 11 minutes faster
A 2014 research study compared the marathon results from 14 pairs of marathoners, matched on fitness. The runners given a structured fueling schedule finished in 3:38:31. The runners who fueled by feel finished in 3:49:26.
That's about 11 minutes (4.7%) faster from a fueling schedule alone, with no extra stomach trouble. The runners fueling by feel took in 38 grams of carbs an hour. The runners on a schedule took in 65 grams of carbs an hour.
CarbRate trains your stomach to handle your fueling plan
Your gut is a muscle you can train.
Runners who fuel by feel take in about 38 grams of carbs an hour. The target is 60 to 90 grams. An untrained stomach can't absorb that much, which is why gels cause stomach issues and you still hit the wall despite fueling correctly.
Studies have shown that 2 weeks of repeated fueling practice raised carbohydrate absorption by 45 to 54%, while upset stomach symptoms fell 26 to 47%. That's why CarbRate gives you a practice plan that starts at what your stomach handles today and raises the target week by week.
Questions people ask before buying
Why is there no free trial or money-back guarantee?＋
What exactly is the Race Pass?＋
Race Pass or Annual: which is for me?＋
What happens after my 18 weeks (or if I cancel)?＋
Why do I check out on the web?＋
I don't have an iPhone. Can I use it?＋
I'm outside the US. Can I still use it?＋
Never hit
the wall again.
Your full fueling plan, your practice schedule and live race-day guidance. $9.95 a month, cancel anytime. Or one Race Pass payment of $49.95, with nothing to cancel.
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