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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 FatBCR 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


      Uh Oh

        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!

        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).

          "What does not kill me makes me stronger" (some dead philosopher)

          "But you'd be surprised what you can live through!" (The Genie, Disney's Aladdin 2)

           

          PR:  5K: 28:01 (2/10/13), 10K: 58:21 (6/2/13) ;10M: 1:38:28 (3/3/13) HM: 2:08;58 (3/24/13)

           

          2013 Schedule

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

          Reston 10 Miler 3/3

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

          Herndon Festival 10K (6/2)

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          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 and PRs:

            5k - 17:59 (18:17);  10k - 37:30 (37:54);   HM - 1:21:59 (1:24:21);   FM - 2:59:59 (3:06:46)

            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)

               

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              jmctav23


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

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