Forums >Running 101>High Carb diet/carb loading - any advantage for shorter races or for training?
Yeah, I have no idea why glucose gels would be helpful if the body's intrinsic mechanism of converting glycogen to glucose is still intact (for example on a 10- mile run, or a half marathon). I still do it, 100 Kcal of glucose at 5-6 miles, barely enough to fuel a mile. Maybe it's placebo, or the caffeine 20 mg, but stomach doesn't mind so I guess I'll continue for now!
Thanks!
Yeah, I have no idea why glucose gels would be helpful if the body's intrinsic mechanism of converting glycogen to glucose is still intact (for example on a 10- mile run, or a half marathon). I still do it, 100 Kcal of glucose at 5-6 miles, barely enough to fuel a mile. Maybe it's placebo, or the caffeine 20 mg, but stomach doesn't mind so I guess I'll continue for now! Thanks!
Gels definitely provide a bit of an instant energy kick. If I'm running a really long workout, or a long progression run (20km+), sometimes they just give me that little bit of extra physical and mental sharpness to keep strong at the end.
I still use them in half marathon races even though I probably don't need them.
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