Nutrition Guide by UMARA

SEE THE UMARA PRODUCTS THAT ARE OFFERED AT ÖTILLÖ ENERGY STATIONS

Umara serves as the new sports nutrition supplier of ÖTILLÖ. This means that at all energy stations of the European ÖTILLÖ race circuit, participants will be able to refuel with Umara sports drink, U bars, and U gels. We want to give you insights on the products that will be served to you.

1. Sports Drink

Besides water and hot drinks on cold days, ÖTILLÖ will supply you with the sports drink: U Sport in Lemon flavor. U Sport contains a carbohydrate ratio of 1:0.8 between Maltodextrin and Fructose. Simply an awesome combination between fast and slow carbohydrates.

Umara’s Nutrition Advice: Consume the sports drink right from the start to deliver energy and electrolytes continuously for maintenance of performance and improved fluid absorption during your longer sessions. You can of course drink U Sport also during shorter training/competition times, but it is in the higher distances that you will really notice a difference. For longer sessions in the range of 4-6 hours, where the glycogen stores are properly emptied, adding a sports drink also helps with recovery.

2. BAR

Next to fresh fruit and one other solid food, ÖTILLÖ will supply you with U Bar, an energy bar. U Bar is based on gluten-free oatmeal that provides a full 30g of carbohydrates and will be served in assorted flavors. It is an optibar with its 1:0.8 composition between glucose and fructose and thus as kind to the stomach as possible.

Umara’s Nutrition Advice: It is very soft in texture and ideal for you as an athlete as it stays soft and easy to chew even in colder weather. You also avoid chocolate/yoghurt blankets that melt and smudge during hot summer days.

3. GEL

At some energy stations, ÖTILLÖ will provide U Gels for you. Two different kinds of gels will be served in different flavors. The U Gel containing 20g carbohydrates + electrolytes and U Gel containing 30g carbohydrates.

Umara’s Nutrition Advice: You do not need to drink water in connection with the intake of our gels. All our gels contain all four major electrolytes that you lose through sweat (Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium) in a well-balanced amount. It is packaged in a handy package that is sized to fit well in wetsuits. The plastic flap remains attached to the package even after opening, which minimizes the amount of littering, which can result in disqualifications at ÖTILLÖ races.