HydraPak's athlete, Reed Fischer, will be racing the 129th Boston Marathon on April 21, gunning for a spot in the top 10 overall and a sub-2:10 clocking. Reed currently holds a personal best of 2:10:14, set at the 2024 Chicago Marathon. He placed 9th at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and recently ran 60:54 in the half marathon, good for the 15th fastest half marathon in U.S. history.
As a pro, Reed is provided personal bottles every 5K on the course in Boston. He's opted for custom 525ml Tempo bottles. Reed's found that our Tempo bottles enable him to spend less time thinking about his fueling and more time thinking about how to tackle Heartbreak Hill. If you're in Boston for race day, look for Reed about 400-800m after each pro fluid station, give him a shout, and he might just toss you his custom Tempo bottle as a 'thank you' for your support.
Reed's fueling plan: Like most endurance sports, marathon running has become more and more of a 'numbers game,' where showing up with a dialed fueling plan might lead to a competitive advantage. Reed will be aiming to take about 100g of carbohydrates on board each hour of the race, or about 210g of carb total. For those of you keeping track, that's about as much carbs as five cans of Coke or two bags of Sour Patch Kids (sorry, Reed's dentist). He'll be using Precision Fuel & Hydration's Carb Only Drink Mix, and each of his bottles will hold about 30g of carbs in 200ml of fluid. In addition to the fuel in his Tempo bottles, Reed will also tape a PF30 gel to the outside of a few key bottles to give himself fueling options later in the race.
