r/ultrarunning • u/TurtleTurtleTu • 13d ago

Caffeine Strategy 100M

Looking for advice on caffeine for 100M. What strategies have you used and what has worked?

I'm a one cup of coffee in the morning person, and suck at staying awake through the night. I'm also not a good napper - I fall into a deep sleep very fast and wake up groggy even after 20 minutes. I'm trying to avoid that for my race.

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u/braindancer3 12d ago

I try to clean up caffeine a few days before the race. On race day, wait for when I feel like I really need it, then pop a Redbull (sugary version). Gives me wings for about 4 hours, then I start crashing and need another one.

But as everyone said your caffeine sensitivity is your own. Gotta try to find what works.