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Tailwind High Carb Fuel Drink Mix
Tailwind High Carb Fuel Drink Mix
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Product Description
Product Description
When you're absolutely burying yourself in a long ride, race, or hard training block, your body can absorb far more fuel than most athletes are actually giving it. Here's what most athletes don't realize: you can train your gut to absorb up to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour — and when you do, everything changes.
Tailwind High Carb Fuel is the drink mix built for athletes who are ready to unlock that ceiling.
Smart Carb Delivery Dextrose and fructose hit separate absorption pathways in your gut — meaning your body can process both at the same time without backing up. Throw in maltodextrin for additional glucose and to keep sweetness in check, and you've got 90 grams of carbohydrates per serving that your body can actually use.
Complete Electrolytes in Every Serving Each serving delivers 680mg of sodium and 190mg of potassium — enough to keep your muscles firing and your hydration on point even when you're deep into a sweat-soaked effort.
One Bottle Does It All No gels to dig out of pockets, no chews to chew when your jaw doesn't want to cooperate. Mix a single serving into your bottle and you've got calories, carbs, and electrolytes handled for the hour.
Your body can only tap into that 90g absorption rate after gradually building up to it over several weeks — think of it like building a peak for your biggest race. Start conservative and work up. The 16-serving bag is perfect for that training process, letting you nail your gut-training protocol over weeks without reordering every few days. Single-serve packets are there for race day, travel, or whenever you want a grab-and-go option.
Both Lemonade and Ginger Lime taste clean and light — not the cloying sweetness that makes you want to dump your bottle at hour three. The Ginger Lime adds organic ginger extract, which has a subtle calming effect on your stomach when things start to get sketchy late in a race.
Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free.
Stop leaving energy on the table. When the effort demands everything, make sure your fuel does too.
After your session, explore Tailwind Recovery Mix single serves or the 20-serve Strawberry bag.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Dextrose (Anhydrous), Maltodextrin, Fructose, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sea Salt, Natural Flavour, Potassium Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Oxide.
Gluten free, vegan, dairy and soy free.
The Science
The Science
BIG DAYS NEED BIGGER CARBOHYDRATE NUMBERS.
Tailwind High Carb Fuel is built around 90g of carbohydrate per serving, using a glucose-fructose approach to support high carbohydrate intake during long or demanding endurance exercise.
Why multiple carbohydrate sources? Glucose and fructose are absorbed through partly different intestinal transport pathways. At higher intakes, combining them can increase total carbohydrate delivery compared with relying heavily on glucose alone. That's one reason modern endurance fuelling has moved beyond the old '60 grams per hour is the ceiling' rule.
The catch: your gut is trainable too. Jumping straight from tiny fuelling intakes to 90g+ per hour on race morning is a bold experiment. Build it into training first.
High-carb fuelling: excellent race strategy. Questionable surprise party for an untrained gut.
How To Use
How To Use
Mix one serving into 500–750ml of water and start sipping early in your session. Tailwind High Carb Fuel is built for the big days — long runs, long rides, race simulations and events where a casual gel every now and then simply isn't going to cut it.
With a serious hit of carbohydrates in each serving, the goal is simple: keep the engine topped up before the wheels start falling off. Sip consistently, stay ahead of your fueling needs, and save the dramatic negotiations with your legs for the final kilometres.
As always, practice your fueling strategy in training before trusting it with your race-day dreams.
Shipping
Shipping
Free Shipping 🇦🇺 Australia-Wide Over $89
Spend $89 or more and shipping is on us, anywhere in Australia. Orders under $89 ship for a flat $10, no matter how much you add to the box.
Every order is packed and handed to Australia Post within 60 minutes during business hours, so your energy gels, electrolytes and race-day nutrition are on their way the same day you order. You'll get a tracking number by email as soon as it leaves.
Need to reach the free-shipping mark? When you buy more gels, the price per get gets cheaper too!
FAQs
FAQs
What is Tailwind High Carb Fuel designed for?
Tailwind High Carb Fuel is designed for endurance athletes who want to consume a larger amount of carbohydrate through their drink during long training sessions and races.
How is Tailwind High Carb Fuel different from Tailwind Endurance Fuel?
Both are designed for endurance exercise, but High Carb Fuel is built around delivering a higher carbohydrate intake per bottle. Tailwind Endurance Fuel combines carbohydrate and electrolytes for more general fuelling and hydration during exercise.
Can Tailwind High Carb Fuel replace energy gels?
It can provide a substantial portion of your carbohydrate intake through your bottle, reducing the number of gels or solid foods you may need. Your complete strategy should still be based on your carbohydrate target, fluid needs and what you've tested in training.
Is Tailwind High Carb Fuel suitable for marathons and ultramarathons?
Yes. It can be incorporated into long-distance running, cycling and triathlon fuelling plans where athletes want to deliver a significant amount of carbohydrate through fluids.
Should I test Tailwind High Carb Fuel before race day?
Yes. High-carbohydrate fuelling strategies should be practised during training so you know the concentration, volume and overall carbohydrate intake your gut tolerates before using it in a race.
