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HAMMER NUTRITION INTERNATIONAL NEWS<br />
Tignish<br />
Canada<br />
Tip-to-tip run across<br />
Prince Edward Island<br />
Summerside<br />
Charlottetown<br />
St. Peters<br />
Elmira<br />
BY VANESSA GAILEY<br />
Michael Gaudet will always<br />
remember where he was and<br />
what he was doing September<br />
22, 2012. It would be hard to<br />
forget the final kilometer of a 273K run,<br />
nonstop with the exception of nutrition<br />
breaks. Gaudet, who lives on Prince<br />
Edward Island, ran from one tip of the<br />
island to the other in 42 hours, and 4<br />
minutes. He was the second person to<br />
ever attempt this feat.<br />
"I thought the team at <strong>Hammer</strong><br />
<strong>Nutrition</strong> would be interested to know<br />
of my main nutrition for this run:<br />
Perpetuem. I consumed Perpetuem<br />
throughout the entire run. Knowing I<br />
would be getting the required calories<br />
with Perpetuem, I never ran without it.<br />
Friends told me about their success using<br />
Perpetuem during a Canadian Death<br />
Race, so I decided to try it. I have been<br />
using Perpetuem ever since on all of my<br />
"long" runs and have found it to be a<br />
superior product of tremendous value for<br />
endurance events.<br />
The Confederation Trial runs from the<br />
western tip of Prince Edward Island to<br />
the eastern tip—a groomed abandoned<br />
railway bed. The trail crosses many roads<br />
so support was available every 8-12K. I<br />
broke the run into 23 smaller runs with<br />
support breaks in between. My support<br />
crew passed me a freshly mixed bottle<br />
of Perpetuem at every break. I also<br />
snacked lightly<br />
on foods that I<br />
knew I would<br />
be craving. With<br />
every stop I also<br />
took Endurolytes.<br />
My advice for<br />
someone planning<br />
an ultra run? I<br />
am 59 years old,<br />
and I practice<br />
the military term<br />
"The 7 P's" (Prior<br />
Proper Planning<br />
Prevents Piss Poor<br />
Performance).<br />
Having<br />
knowledgeable<br />
support is essential.<br />
There was only a<br />
two-hour period<br />
during the run<br />
where I ran alone.<br />
I specifically asked<br />
two accomplished<br />
ultra runners to<br />
support me during<br />
the final push. I relied<br />
upon their experience<br />
in assessing my condition and had<br />
complete trust in their ability. I<br />
incorporated their suggestions into my<br />
training and nutrition requirements.<br />
Also, volunteering at ultra events can<br />
be a valuable learning environment. I<br />
Michael Gaudet completes<br />
his tip-to-tip run with the<br />
help of Perpetuem.<br />
understood the distance, but also<br />
understood that I had to be mentally<br />
prepared to face the longer time it would<br />
take to run the final K's." HN<br />
78 Feb/Mar : Issue 83 "I love <strong>Hammer</strong> <strong>Nutrition</strong> products! You guys rock!" - John H.
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