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Why is everyone suddenly so fast?

High-carb. Bicarb. A lactate buffer nobody saw coming.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

TheFeed showcases products used by top endurance athletes, including the Demi Vollering Tour Pack and Sebastian Sawe 1:59 Marathon Pack. These packs feature high-carb approaches that have contributed to record-breaking performances. The brand highlights the importance of fueling as a performance lever, recommending 90-120+ grams of carbs per hour.

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Endurance sports got really fast this year.

🇫🇷 Demi Vollering won her second Tour de France Femmes fueling at 110g of carbs an hour. Shop the Demi Vollering Tour Pack — the exact Maurten mix behind the win.

🏃 Josh Kerr broke a one-mile record that stood for 27 years.

🇰🇪 Sebastian Sawe became the first person to run a sanctioned marathon under two hours. Shop the Sebastian Sawe 1:59 Marathon Pack built around his high-carb approach.

Right behind him in his marathon debut: Yomif Kejelcha, fueled by the London 2026 SANTAMADRE Pack, with the km-by-km schedule built in.

Different sports, same pattern: more carbs during the effort, a buffer before it gets hard, and real recovery between sessions. Fueling isn't just about avoiding the bonk anymore. It's a performance lever — as trainable, and as decisive, as any other part of an athlete's preparation.

Here's what that means and how to start:

1. More carbs

90–120+ grams of carbs per hour is becoming the new baseline.

Sawe ran London at roughly 115g per hour. Vollering held 110g an hour across nine straight stages.

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