Jeremy is a 25-year-old man training for an ultramarathon raceof 50 miles. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and currently weighs 170lb. During his long runs of more than 3 hours, he drinks water,approximately 30 oz., and consumes one GU (an energy supplementcontaining 100 kcal from simple sugar) at the 2-hour mark. Jeremyis coming to you for advice because he is becoming increasinglyweak and nauseated toward the end of his runs. He reports feelinglight-headed and irritable on his long training days. Jeremy statesthat he is eating an egg salad sandwich with two hard-boiled eggsmixed with 3 tbsp. of mayonnaise on whole wheat bread about 20minutes before his run. How much fluid should Jeremy be consumingduring a 3-hour run? Please show the calculations you used to comeup with the answer.

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