Running food review of the week: (note–gels, bars, chews, and other items affect everyone differently. Try them on a short run before using them for a key training run or race):
Gu Complete Christmas Turkey Dinner Flavor: I’m totally kidding. This doesn’t exist. Read on…
I’ll do a couple of not so traditional food reviews first:
Mountain Dew: This is not a standard athletic energy food but I have used it during a couple of long races and it has a nice caffeine boost. If you like the Dew, it may be worth it.
Taco Bell: This is in the context of a night-before-the-race meal. Twice recently I’ve had Taco Bell at night and then I had a phenomenal training run the next day, which surprised me. I’m not quite willing to do this before a race, but I am considering it…
Now the traditional running rood reviews:
Gatorade Rain Berry: This has the scent of a floral bouquet but has a light berry taste. I enjoyed this. It’s part of their Frost line and it sat well in my stomach, so I could see using it during a race.
Honey Stinger Energy Chews Cherry Cola: I don’t know the last time I had a Cherry-flavored soft drink but this tasted like the ones I remember. I felt good, in spite of a light breakfast earlier that day.
Clif Bloks Strawberry: Maybe I’ve lost my taste for strawberry products but this one was odd. To be fair, I didn’t feel all that great the morning I used it. My head hurt, I had run really hard the night before, and my stomach was feeling odd. I ran strong the whole way back so that’s a testament to this being a solid product. If you’re not in it for the taste (and it didn’t taste bad) then this is a good one.
Hammer Gel Tropical: This tasted like a tropical smoothie; it’s phenomenal. A little caffeine boost, too (25 mg). I’d run the night before and was doing six miles on a lunch run and felt as fresh as if I’d had a day off. This is good stuff.
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