Forums >General Running>Taking gels on long run a good idea?
I once tried to take a gel every 4 miles at a marathon. It did not help.
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Ditto, though I don't take one before I run
Try it some time. You may surprised. Fueling up right before a long run, and then doing it again before the hunger strikes, can work wonders. For me at least.
Derek
Who is that "favorite writer?" Just curious...
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So people take gels for "hunger"?
Hunger ... weakness ... fatigue ... no energy ... call it what you will. You'll know it when it happens. The point it is that if you wait until you feel it, you'll be sorry. Although for the record, on long trail runs without gels I have indeed felt just about famished a few times. And after a half marathon in February, I'd downed two slices of Domino's by the time Trent showed up ...
It's not a physiological issue, either, it's more of a...I hate gels issues.
rectumdamnnearkilledem
Speaking of which, I think gels are disgusting. They taste like snot. SO, I have found that jelly belly makes some "sport" jelly beans that do pretty much the same thing... and (gasp) they taste good. Otherwise I bring along a granola bar and just eat bits of that.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
madness baby
Hunger ... weakness ... fatigue ... no energy ... call it what you will. You'll know it when it happens. The point it is that if you wait until you feel it, you'll be sorry.