Have you evr seen a runner drink a sports drink or take some kind of energy/electrolyte gizmo during a long race? Me too. I've not tried many, but I like gatorade and gu. Orange gatorade is my favorite and I like most all the gu flavors. I got a great deal on a box of chocolate mint. The running store said nobody like them and they were hard to sell. Later I realized they probably had them around for 20 or 30 years. I've wanted to try the strip that disolves on your tongue....

I got a great deal on a box of chocolate mint.

My favourite flavour!!! They are like squeezing chocolate icing into your mouth..... Orange gatorade as well... but I have a giant can of lemon lime thanks to Coscto. It was neat to see the Olympic mens marathon runners share their electrolyte/water bottles on the run with teammates.

I use a combo of powdered GU2O and maltodextrin . The malto helps cut the sweetness of the GU. I don't like the gu things. I find them to be very disgusting and hard to swallow. I've also used Clif shot blocks, but recently figured out that they were contributing to the nausea I felt after an hour or so of running. To get in the necessary 280 or so calories an hour I need for trail running, I include Clif bars and Endurolytes.