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Gu & gels....do you NEED to take with water? (Read 148 times)

slowrunningjulie


    posted: 2/5/2013 at 3:12 PM
    Quote from BCR on 2/5/2013 at 1:24 PM:

    I will sometimes do the gu with out water.  I usually eat the chocolate outrage and find they taste like a chocolate bar.  I don't eat much chocolate so I really kind of look forward to them.  I think your going to have to try it and find out for yourself.  We are all an experiement of one.

     

    + 1. I love the Chocolate Outrage GU. They are like a little treat during my run.

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    race obsessed

      posted: 2/6/2013 at 10:25 AM

      Chocolate and Coffee are my preferred GU.

       

      I have taken them without water, but it sure helps to have a little to wash the residue down.

      LRB


        posted: 2/6/2013 at 6:04 PM

        I ran two marathons without gels but will try them for my next one.  The one thing I will not do though is try a gel with caffeine.  I tried that during a training run and that crap jacked me up...in a bad way!

        "You see an agent, you do what we do. Run. You run your ass off!"

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        ks1g


          posted: 2/8/2013 at 12:35 PM

          Water is not mandatory for me, but helps to wash them down and to wash off the gu that you ended up wearing tearing the package open.  I use water or recently, Skratch labs mix (about the only sports mix I've found that I want to drink more of).

          PR:  5K: 28:01 (2/10/13)

           

          2013 Schedule

          Run Your Heart Out 5K 2/10 (Reston, VA)

          Reston 10 Miler 3/3

          Runner's Half Marathon (Reston VA) 3/24

          Hipfan


          Proud Calgarian

            posted: 2/12/2013 at 11:44 PM

            I've never taken them with water yet, not much affects my stomach - if it is true that they take up much water, then maybe I'll just take an extra cup as I go then to chug afterwards.

            2013 Goals:

            5k - 17:59;  10k - 37:30;   HM - 1:21:59;   FM - 2:59:59

            Docket_Rocket


            Bad Ass

              posted: 2/13/2013 at 8:58 AM

              I've taken gels without water and when I take one I usually take a sip of water only.  Sometimes the next water station is more than a mile away so I just eat it and drink water when I can.

              Damaris
              Marathon Maniac, Ultra Runner

              PRs: 24:57 (5K); 51:25 (10K); 42:46 (5 Miles); 2:04:31 (HM); 4:34:09 (Marathon); 8:00 (Trail 50K)

               

              Next:  San Francisco Marathon * Chicago Marathon * MCM * Ft. Myers Beach Marathon * Philadelphia Marathon * Space Coast Marathon * WPB Marathon

               

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              jmctav23


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                posted: 2/13/2013 at 11:32 AM

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