Question 1

Is Rocky Raccoon good for a first 100?

Accepted Answer

Excellent — flat, well-crewed, manageable terrain. Focus your nutrition plan on loop management: eat at Damnation every loop, maintain 200–250 cal/hr, and don't let the easy terrain tempt you to skip aid stations.

Question 2

How does mud affect nutrition at Rocky Raccoon?

Accepted Answer

After rain, pace drops 30–60 min per loop. This extends your time on course and total calorie needs. Calculate nutrition for your projected time, not the optimistic time — build in 60 min of buffer per loop.

Question 3

What calorie strategy for five loops at Rocky?

Accepted Answer

200–260 cal/hr. Real food at Damnation every loop — soup, quesadillas, potatoes. Gels between stations. Rotate flavors aggressively to avoid GI monotony by loop 4.

Question 4

What's the Texas humidity situation in February?

Accepted Answer

February in East Texas can be muggy even when cool. Sweat rate is higher than you'd expect for February racing. Plan 600–800mg sodium/hr — this isn't a dry desert race.

Question 5

How do I manage the night loops at Rocky Raccoon?

Accepted Answer

Loops 3–5 are typically overnight. Caffeine strategy from midnight. Warm soup at Damnation. Keep moving — stopping for more than 5–10 minutes at night aid stations makes restarting feel impossible.

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