Ultra Fueling & Hydration Calculator

Enter your weight, expected time on feet, and conditions. You'll get per-hour carb, fluid, and sodium targets plus an aid-station plan — anchored on real endurance-nutrition research. Free, no signup.

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Carbs / hour

g

Fluid / hour

oz

Sodium / hour

mg

Totals for the day

Carbs g
Calories (from carbs)
Fluid oz
Sodium mg
Roughly equals gels' worth of carbs

Aid-station plan

Cumulative targets to check yourself against as the hours add up.

SegmentCarbsFluidSodiumCumulative carbs

Cumulative carbs over time

Stay near this line — falling behind on carbs is what blows up ultras.

This is a starting point, not medical advice. Your gut and your sweat rate are personal. Practice these numbers on long training runs and adjust — small, frequent sips beat big gulps, and don't drink so much you slosh. If you have health concerns, talk to a professional.

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Questions

Is this medical advice?

No. This is a research-anchored starting point, not medical or dietetic advice. Your gut and sweat are personal — test and dial in these numbers during long training runs, and talk to a professional if you have health concerns.

Where do these numbers come from?

Accepted endurance-nutrition ranges: roughly 60-90 g of carbs per hour (up to ~120 with a trained gut), about 16-27 oz of fluid per hour, and 300-800 mg of sodium per hour, scaled up for heat and heavier runners.

How accurate is it for my race?

It's a planning baseline, not a guarantee. Heat, vert, intensity, and how trained your gut is all move the real numbers. Practice your plan before race day, and connect Strava so NavRun can build fueling around your actual training.

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These tools run on what you type in. Connect Strava and NavRun builds your predictions, training paces, and race-day plans from your actual last-8-weeks of running.

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