USN epic pro all in one

When it comes to fueling strategies during races I have tried a lot of things and, atleast with anything up to halfmarathons, I have found that it is just easier to drink whatever they give yoi along the way as long as it is not too sweet.
If the offer coke then mix it with either water or powerade/energade in a 1/1 ratio.
Eating anything is just taking a risk.
Anything longer though and hydration and eating something becomes vital.
I was lucky enough to finish my first maratjon without ever experiencing anything remotely like hitting a wall.
I had some stomach issues thanks to an untested product I risked using but otherwise everything went just fine.
I firmly believe this was because of the above mentioned USN product.
From 22-33mark I suffered some knee pain bit I never felt tired or like I didn't have enough in the tank to finish the race.
I even managed to sprint accross the finish line...and in little over an hour I finished a halfmarathon in a time nowhere near my worst time on that distance.
In 3 weeks time I will be doing the longest run i have done in a single stint and my USN is already ready and waiting.
I will report on how that went in a few weeks.

Who I am

My name is Paul.
I started running in 2012 as a way to cope with some personal issues.
Before that I was a good 400m track runner at school, but not much more.
The last few years has proven to me that all that I learned from my days as a track athlete is ultimately transferable to longer distance running, specifically up to about 21.1km race distances.
Furthermore I am a bit of a shoe whore.
If I could run in a new pair every day I would, the brighter the better.
Over the last couple of years I have evolved from an out and out heel striking overpronator to midfoot striking runner that engages most of my weight on the ball of my foot, thus essentially a frontfoot runner according to videos I had analysed.
My best time on the halfmarathon was 1h52minutes earlier this year in Pietermaritzburg while the only marathon I've ever done was finished in 4h37minutes.
I hope to improve on that greatly since my first was done at a VERY comservative pace.
In about 3weeks time I will be running my first ultra marathon, the 52km Arthur Cresswell between Bergville and Ladysmith.
I aim to run that in as close to 5h12minutes as I can manage.
It will be a hard challenge, especially since I'm still carrying a knee injury making it hard to train, I will not stand back and make excuses if I make it to the starting line.
I've also lost both my training partners and that has also made quite a psychological impact.
But I have done the hard work.
Now I just need to rest and heel and keep up what I have built the past few months.