Fort Ord 50 — 4 laps of a 12-mile / 1,353 ft loop across the Fort Ord National Monument on California's Monterey coast, produced by Repack Racing on August 30, 2026 as part of the California MTB Endurance Series.
Build Your Personalized Race Fueling Plan — $19Three windows shape every endurance result: what you eat in the hours before the start, what you take in on the bike, and how you recover once you cross the line.
1–4 g/kg carbohydrate 2–4 hours before the gun, from familiar low-fiber, low-fat foods. A 154 lb rider targets 140–280 g CHO. Oats + banana + honey, bagel + jam or a rice bowl are proven. Add 30–50 g CHO 15–30 min pre-start via a gel and sports drink.
Fuel BEFORE entering technical singletrack sections and IMMEDIATELY after exiting them — never force intake with both hands on the bar. Set a 15-minute alarm on the head unit from km 0. Chew during flat rolling connectors, sip constantly on descents where the surface allows.
Within 30–60 minutes of the finish: 1.0–1.2 g/kg carbohydrate and 0.3 g/kg protein, plus 150% fluid replacement with sodium. Repack Racing finish villages typically include post-race food — use it. The 60-minute post-race window is the single highest-return investment for how you feel the next week.
| T-4 h | Wake, coffee, first breakfast (1–2 g/kg CHO) from familiar low-fiber, low-fat foods: oatmeal + banana + honey, bagel + jam or a rice bowl. Hydrate 17 fl oz with sodium. |
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| T-2 h | Second small feed (~50 g CHO) — fruit + sports drink. Chamois cream, sunscreen SPF 50+, kit on with marine-layer morning layer. |
| T-90 min | Bike check — tire pressure (protect against sand + sidewall cuts), brakes, chain lube, dropper, computer, bottles loaded (pre-mixed), top-tube bag stocked. Layer for expected 54–61 °F start temperature. |
| T-45 min | Ride or drive to the start venue. Sip 7–10 fl oz sports drink. Restroom. |
| T-20 min | First caffeine dose (100–200 mg if used). Final sunscreen check. Confirm HR / power start plan with yourself. Warm layer over kit until 5 min out (marine-layer mornings can feel colder than the number suggests). |
| T-5 min | Half a gel. Breathe. Commit to a conservative first hour (do not chase early surges). |
| Gun | Rollout. Cap effort in the first hour — the deciding sections come at miles 30–45, not in the opening 15. |
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Every athlete is different. FTP, finish time, body weight, sweat rate, weather, nutrition preferences and race goals all change what you should eat and drink.
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