How Much Food For R2R2R?

[SpiderLegs]

So I'm looking at almost 4 pounds of food piled up on my dining room table for a one day R2R2R hike on Friday and it seems a bit much. Every time I went to the store the past few weeks I'd pick up a bar, gel or other sports nutrition item and now I need to pare things down.

Realistically how much food should I bring?

[Tough_Boots]

Didn't JJ do it with just an apple?

[chumley]

how much food should I bring

Just have an apple before you start and you'll be fine.
https://hikearizona.com/trip=63444

edit: toughboots beat me to it.

[SpiderLegs]

I've hiked with JJ, I need more than an apple and some licorice sticks. LOL

[chumley]

@SpiderLegs
I think you've answered your own question. You know what you need to eat over a hike like that better than anybody else does.

Can't you buy snacks at Phantom Ranch? I've never stopped there so I don't know. But I think that's a good backup option if you feel like you're eating more food than you decided to bring! A $20 bill doesn't weigh much!

[RowdyandMe]

@chumley
The beer is always cold and that’s what I prehydrate on before heading up.

[The_Eagle]

Didn't JJ do it with just an apple?

But it was only 109 that day...

[Thoreau]

Hard part for me was forcing myself to eat enough. By the time I was halfway up NK, my body just wasn't interested in trying to consume food, despite a definite need for energy replenishment. But yeah, time it right to be at Phantom when they're open and there's plenty of food to get the job done. Hell, a few pounds of peanut M&M's might just be my primary fuel next time, and they have them for sale and take plastic =)

[chumley]

... and take plastic =)

I was just wondering who takes plastic on a hike into Grand Canyon when I realized that's JJ too!
https://hikearizona.com/photo.php?ZIP=453856

[ddgrunning]

If you are planning to do it in just under 6 hours , here's the recipe from the FKT recordholder:

Nutrition: 1x Apple Cinnamon Raisin Huppy Bar for breakfast, 6x Powder mix into bottles (250 cal, 60g sugar, caffeine, BCAAs), ~2x gels (100 cal, 20g sugar, caffeine, BCAAs), 7x caffeine pills (caffeine blend)

http://www.irunfar.com...

[Dschur]

Just saw a guy complete R2R in 2hrs and 39 min... was sitting at S. Kaibab TH when he got to the top.. he only had two water bottles.. was North to South..

[chumley]

Just saw a guy complete R2R in 2hrs and 39 min...

I wonder if he enjoyed the majesty and splendor of his surroundings.

[Grimey]

I wonder if he enjoyed the majesty and splendor of his surroundings.

The enjoyment comes from posting the pictures on Instagram, not from the actual activity.

[xthine]

off topic: @Dschur did you see Tim F? Nice!! Saw him at the Soulstice last weeked, spectating.

[Dschur]

Yep watched him finish and with Jim the holder of the R2R2R record came and met him too! He only did rim to phantom to rim..

[KwaiChang]

Proally too late for this but I can not tell you how may people I saw ditching food at the picnic tables at Phantom while running"/"rushing" their way thru the canyon on the ole R2R2R.......WTF people!!! Oh and then watching the wild animals clearing off the table after they scrammed outa there. Sad - very very very sad. Oh well their loss....