I volunteered at the last aid station for the Leadville 100 Trail run from 4PM SAt. to 8AM Sunday. ALL night. We had the pack struggling through from 3-5 AM.
We had the usual race fare: gels, sports drink, water, bananas, oranges, watermelon, pretzels, chips, PBJ, turkey wraps.
What did we run out of?
POTATOES!
What were we slinging as fast as possible in the wee hours?
Hot broth and ramen noodles.
I'm quite scalded and scarred from cooking and serving a dozen huge pots of noodles. What people were asking for was soup since it was late, very cold, and salty and savory was the preference.
Many requests for mashed potatoes or potato soup. Maybe next year I'll volunteer some soup of my own.