What do you carry when training and racing? Let us know!

@TheVersatileVlogger

4 жыл бұрын

I like to carry glucose tablets, sometimes orange candies, banana and peanuts in my hydration bag. 😄

@MegaMagicbeans

4 жыл бұрын

GCN flapjack recipe is brilliant. Energy balls are a bad idea due to them going before they are needed....zero willpower for those little balls of nom nom nom

@nickw6175

4 жыл бұрын

best are those sandwich thins the little squares of bread just the right size for your pockets bit of jam or cheese

@sukhdipgarcha1873

4 жыл бұрын

On my long runs I carry with me jelly tots and dates works a treat.

@keithdoran89

4 жыл бұрын

GU Hoppy Trails gels are my favorite! Tastes like a beer without the alcohol and keeps me motivated for a cold beer after a long workout!

Grab a small flask, pour some yummy local honey, a dash of water, a squeeze of lemon, a pinch of sea salt and Bob's your training coach !

@operationseekingtruth

Жыл бұрын

If you can stand it, for hot runs, some apple cider vinegar is something I add to that mix. Though I usually go with lime over lemon.

I just tried Tailwind for the first time on a 30k trail run a couple of weeks ago. I couldn’t be happier with the result. Plenty of nutrition and hydration (it’s mixed with water) and no gut issues.

I go for a long run with a banana in one hand, and a plastic bag with raisins clipped to my hydration backpack. Eat half a banana at 5k and 10k, and a mouthful of raisins every 5k after that. Keeps me going for 30 - 35k on weekend exercises!

@iain8837

Ай бұрын

I find it hard to run while holding my banana.

@filipjoelsson8344

Ай бұрын

​@@iain8837 Oh, this was some time ago! I have learned to eat gels and energy bars since i wrote that comment. (Running with half a banana in my hand tended to get sticky)

@umrengnr

Ай бұрын

​@@iain8837 My Mom always told me not to hold my banana in public 😅

Love your videos. So informative 😊

I recently attempted a distance PB, when I found myself facing the question: _Consume another gel and risk throwing up, or give up?_ I opted for the latter. So wish I'd seen this video beforehand. A few gels mixed with some less sickly things seems like the way to go for me.

Thanks for this vid. Always looking for options. I have generally used gels on longer runs. I try mixing them with energy bars now (or will do, when the run length builds up again). Had one hideous experience, mainly gel fuelled, when after a long uphill event in poor weather, I felt so sick at the end, I couldn’t drink the free beer 😱. I also try peanuts too, or straightforward crisps , just to add to the mix.

Great video ! Thanks a lot !

Great video!!

Thanks very helpful 👌😀

Never liked gels because they are too artificial. I've made my own "gels" a number of times. Dates, very ripe banana plus loads of honey and/or maple syrup. Blend everything together, put it into reusable gel container and Bob's your uncle. If it's too thick, I dilute it with coconut water, which also helps replenish the electrolytes, or add orange into the mix, which has plenty of fluids in it.

@Lesliemfit

8 күн бұрын

What is Bob your uncle?

Love your content! Can you please do a video on running injury blues.. my whole training has come to sudden halt for two weeks.. how can I overcome the physical and mental battle.

Used to eat jelly cubes at swim competitions as a kid, one cube before each race, sometimes 5 races in one night, safe to say I was hyperactive afterwards with all the sugar 😂 but tasted so good

Clif Blocks are my favourite for running, but a good gel is Torq Gel, Rhubarb and Custard flavour, not too think and taste great.

Mountain Fuel gels are brilliant. Chia Charge bars the salted caramel is one my favourites used them this afternoon on the long run.

Totally agree 100% hate gels can never get on with them thanx

Thanks for the tips! i hate gels hahaha

I use small honey packets or honey sticks. Lots of natural sugar

That thumbnail face was hilarious. Spot on

Hey GTN Thanks for your great channel! You have been very helpful to watch over the years. 🙏 I would be very happy if you did come up with a video how to store salt pills/electrolytes under both cycling and running. I have tried a couple different methods but nothing seems working for me 🙈 Kind regards - an age group triathlete from Denmark 🇩🇰

How do you package for the bike ride? Aluminum foil?

I have been using home made chia seeds energy drink for an year. It is highly effective. Apart from that, when chia seeds are not readily available, then there is a specific nutrition suppliment, which I use.

If I use gels, I use Honey Stinger gels which are a more natural product. When running long distances, I use either m&m's, Jelly Belly Sports Beans, or Fruit Snacks (Mott's or Welch's"). On the odd occasion I want something more solid, I'll bring plain pancakes or waffles in a zip-loc bag.

I use chicken noodle “cup-a-soup”! Mix with a little water, drink and then take more water. Works like a dream on those very long runs and weird enough it tastes good with cold water. Also easy to carry with.

For me raisins or dried cranberries! The best!

As times have changed can you do one for fat adapted athlete if not sure have a look at sfuel Dave Scott

Great stuff. Smoothie in a bottle

what about cold pressed fruit and vegitable juice, 150-200 calories in 8 oz?

Gels are life!

I prefer gel blocks because the solid texture makes it feel more like food.. My stomach tends to rebel against me with pure gels. When cycling though I just put a package of Twizzlers in my jersey pocket and head out

Will be nice to have another video comparing the different content in the gels there are some with caffeine some with carbs some with amino

Can u teach me how to get on a roller

Being it’s July I’ve been enjoying nature’s bounty doing a little foraging whilst out on some training routes. Mulberry and cherry trees are on public parkway trails in MN here in the states so currently that makes for a great two minute break for a wee bit of antioxidant rich yumminess 😋

I raced my first marathon on a mix of jelly babies and gels and felt like being sick at the end. Put it down to the gels so did the next race on just jelly babies and felt even worse, next on just gels and felt fine. Neither caused any real problems in training but I wasn't getting through as many which was probably why. As long as I get a mix of flavours, I don't mind gels. Homemade flapjack is good for slower ultras, but wouldn't want them when trying to move fast. Going to try rice balls next, but haven't got round to cooking some up yet.

@pentachronic

Жыл бұрын

Too much HFCS in jelly babies. You need a balance with glucose/maltodextrin from my understanding.

@DigininjaRobin

Жыл бұрын

@@pentachronic I've just avoided having more than a couple of them in a race since then and been fine.

How do you manage your breathing while chewing? I was so out of breath, I was gasping when I ate a Gummi candy during my half marathon

Peanut butter and jelly (jam) sandwiches are my go to for long rides, honey works as well if you're not used to the great American tradition of PB&Js :)

Dates are cheap - cheap dates :). With about 20cal per 1, mostly sugar. I just can’t have more than a few per activity. You definitely have many more options to take on a ride than on a run. Next time I do a long run I’ll pull out 12” sub and start eating while running:).

I for one enjoy the energy gels.

I love maple sirop gels

some scientic background might be helpful. Nutrition during long runs training yes/no? Which carbs in what situation?

@jamiegracie2458

4 жыл бұрын

As she said, anything over 90min you should be replenishing carbohydrates @ roughly 60g per hour. Doesn't matter what carbs you take, whatever works for you. Some people can't stomach gels, other people can't handle eating proper food etc etc.

@MrCmon113

7 ай бұрын

I think it's not so important in training, but since you'll want to take some in a race it's good to get used to it in training.

Im a runner, im looking into nutrtion during a run i feel real hungry when i run for about 1 hour, but i am afraid of taking gels because im sensetive to caffeine and im afraid all gels have caffeine

Kendal mint cake gels will rock your world

Why Jelly babies, though? What does it do for runners?

I fuel with bacon and peanut butter.

Peanut butter and banana sandwich is awesome for long rides.

I stopped using gels as mine had artificial sweetners in... I then find I'm allergic!

I love gels

Initially I was confused as to why you were cautioning against high fiber. I had to look elsewhere for the answer. It slows down digestion, so might not be best if you're looking for fast ingestion.

@CmaganaL

2 жыл бұрын

Correct. Good point. Also if you consume insoluble fiber which in general is good to feed your good bacteria in the colon, sometimes it might cause gas and bloatiness along with loosen stools or diarreah.

@growtocycle6992

Жыл бұрын

Runners trots.... Look it up. Not a pleasant experience

I quite like gels but prefer to race zero waste, so opt for homemade energy drinks and jam sandwiches.

Just got into running and am at the point where I can start dabbling in longer distances. I recently got some running gels because I kept hearing how they were necessary for anything longer than 90 min and thought they tasted horible, and for nearly $2 a gel, I dont see how the average newb could afford taking their training further. I thought there was something special about the gels, but it sounds like they are just a carb source. I run mostly on a treadmill, so I can basically have a tray of cheap and easy snaks sitting next to me at all times.

Apple sauce is pretty good also. Taste yum and high in carbs and sugar,glucose.

@gtn

2 жыл бұрын

Thats a new one 😳

@Jay-sd9ye

10 ай бұрын

I carry apple sauce! Those flavored ones on squeeze tubes. Glad to hear I'm not the only one.

@Terminatortx33

10 ай бұрын

@@Jay-sd9ye yeah the squeeze baby foods i use too. They are good.

@Jay-sd9ye

10 ай бұрын

@@Terminatortx33 I'll try the baby foods. Thanks.

I did an Audax 200km on bananas, salted peanuts, and energy drinks. My stomach loved it, but I had to hold in a big dump until the finish.

I carry Milky Way bars!! Or any other candy my kids have. Halloween or Easter candy is great. Super sugar!

@katiev6456

4 жыл бұрын

Yes my kid is still young enough that if I hide half of it he doesn't notice... Then I slowly eat my way through it over the next few months whilst training 😂

@hoodedhillhopper2408

4 жыл бұрын

@@katiev6456 haha awesome!

Small roast new potatoes (cycling), homemade chia seed gels and cornflour water (slow release), even fat bombs are my choice.

UCAN has some great products

What about UCAN + SFuels type fuels = Athletes that are more efficient at Fat oxidation ?

@seahog32

4 жыл бұрын

Off the top of my head, there may be other issues associated with burning fat for energy: Digestion of fat takes long time, it tends to sit in the stomach. Fat adapted athlete basically means running on ones fat stores, not eating fat during the physical activity. Recruiting fats from the fat stores burns additional energy that could otherwise be used for muscle work. Oxidizing fatty acids requires more O2 than oxidizing glucose, meaning you gain less energy for given amount of O2 consumed. In other words, breathing at ones VO2max level (or any other defined level) delivers less energy if the O2 is used for fat oxidation than when used for glucose oxidation. "Running on fat" does not allow or has a very limited capacity for sudden increases of energy demands (bursts of speed or intensity). And finally, kind of an elephant in the middle of the room, burning fat and/or ketones, or more precisely, oxidizing acetylCoA from fats and ketones requires presence of a substance (oxaloacetate) that comes form pyruvate, a product of glycolysis (glucose metabolism). As the saying goes, "fats burn in the flame of carbohydrates". If you don't ingest glucose for that purpose, after depleting your glycogen stores it'll come from breaking down of proteins which means mostly muscle tissue.

@paulrondinella3245

4 жыл бұрын

I’m currently training with near zero net carbs during sessions and low levels of carbs day to day. Read low carb high fat diet. Once I adapted, I do not bonk and require very little nutrition outside of saltwater and walnuts on longer rides. I’m only 2 months in to the experiment but so far so good. Have you tried UCAN?

Could you maybe do a video talking about plant based and/or vegan things, thanks!

Jelly babies are the best, I wish they were easier to find in the US.

@ben1447

4 жыл бұрын

Jelly babies saved my day when a quick ride turned in to a what's over the next hill mission! Totally I'll prepared but so pleased I had a bag of babies with me

Sticky rice balls like the stuff you get in Thailand... Much easier on my delicate tummy than all that sugary stuff...

Jelly Belly's sports beans are alright. Harder than you'd think to eat while running, though.

Marmite peanut butter in pitta.

Marzipan and or dates, banana, plus electrolytes in water yum!

Anyone remember the old Power Bars in the 90s.? Jesus they were hard work 😂😂

@ckokomo808

4 жыл бұрын

I used to love my dads bars because I could check them forever!

@joshhead9368

3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me laugh way too hard for some reason.

I saw a video yesterday of a lady doing an ultra and she had a wee tube of condensed milk instead of gels. Smart idea, if not a little sickly...

@ifonly2675

4 жыл бұрын

Condensed milk. One of the oldest tricks in the book

I stay away from the sweets as they don’t have much sodium or potassium. I like to use sugared dried mango (mango for potassium), toss them in a small bag with a little salt and I’ve got some sodium. Can’t taste the salt. I like the gels but they will bankrupt you if you have two or three long days a week

@annaseyfert4541

4 жыл бұрын

Uh-oh I tried dried apricots for a while but the phosphate has a very "quickening" effect on my GI tract so I stopped... Dried mangos are delicious but have the same effect T___T if not worse xD

@annaseyfert4541

4 жыл бұрын

You'll hurry home though xD good for PBs xD

@korywalsh

4 жыл бұрын

@@annaseyfert4541 lol some of my fastest runs have been aided by gastro effects. Mango doesn’t do me in too bad but I usually save the home made stuff for longer winter treadmill runs or rides on the trainer just to be safe. As a northern Canadian only about half the season is outdoors lol

@MrCmon113

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, shouldn't it be possible to make your own gel with regular sugar and water?

Excessive plastic packaging waste puts me off gels

Unfortunately, most of my long rides are fueled with gels. PB&J sandwiches are one of my fav "real foods" that have enough density to make carrying them along worth it; bonus if you can get them with Hawaiian bread, but that takes more space. Mayo and avocado sandwiches work great too, but are messier and harder to eat on the bike than PB&J. Can't argue with a few bananas, but that too becomes a volume issue on longer rides.

Rice cakes, rice cakes, rice cakes

@SaschaN

4 жыл бұрын

Water, water, water afterwards :)

@pooguy7480

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@EatMyPropwash

4 жыл бұрын

Yuck

Peanut M&Ms. melt in your mouth, not in your hands....or in the baggies in your pockets. And they taste great.

If I can only find something without coconut. Coconut makes me feel sick and likely vommit.

I can’t bite and chew and breathe at the same time when running at race pace, so I can’t refuel with solids. I also dislike processed and overly synthetic foods generally - it’s unnatural 🤢 - and the SiS gels coat the inside of my mouth and throat with a very disagreeable waxy skin which interferes with my breathing (panting) when running at race pace. I recently started experimenting and delighted in Iranian Dates (pitted) which have a wondrously soft inner texture which is almost fluid. According to MyFitnessPal 50g of Iranian Dates = 36g of carbohydrates. This doesn’t take care of electrolytes, however, so perhaps next time I will sprinkle some salt into my little baggie of Iranian Dates 😋

@A-betterMe

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I see Medjool dates in the UK, are they Iranian dates?

@aal-e-ahmadhussain3123

10 ай бұрын

@@A-betterMe No, medjoul are different (and delicious), but the Iranian dates are much closer to the almost “drinkable” consistency you’d want while jogging/running.

@A-betterMe

10 ай бұрын

@@aal-e-ahmadhussain3123 ok thanks

@Jay-sd9ye

10 ай бұрын

Apple sauce is easy to squeeze in your mouth and "drink". I carry two squeeze tubes when running over a hour and a half of running. They even have the easy twist tops.

Never had a gel , professional bonker right here

The SIS do the job for me, but for some reason my brain is like, "don't swallow that!" so literally forcing myself to take it.

@ben1447

4 жыл бұрын

I get the same message from my brain when I open one up too.

I tend to be sick of gels too. Want something salty, or at least not sweet. I take nuts.

I don't have an uncle named "Bob". *looks around

Love jelly babies 😋

Maurten gels and drink mix. Most amazing products

@elijahkwon422

4 жыл бұрын

Also bloody expensive

Just sugar, it's fine and cheap :)

For my delicate stomach boiled potatoes are the best.

@joshhead9368

3 жыл бұрын

Any tips on how to carry a bag of boiled potatoes around when you're trying to run a marathon?

@fatgirlonbike7153

3 жыл бұрын

Wear a cycling Jersey and put the potatoes in the back Pockets. At least this is what I did...

for the frenchs here. pate d amande, pate de fruit, nougat.

Gels are a pain to open on a bike, its never as easy as it should be and sticky fingers is pretty much guaranteed...🙄

Water+pure Sugar...

For me they actually hinder my performance, they dry my mouth and give me a sick feeling. Absolutely vile stuff.

@messi9991

4 жыл бұрын

Some suggestions that I found work well - dates. You can stuff a little plastic container full of dates and fit it in your saddle bag and it can last you for a very long time. And if you have a store that sells it - bocadillo de guayaba. It is a Colombian sweet made from guava and panela (sugar) and it tastes amazing and is packed with carbs. It is quite sweet though so bear that in mind.

A friend of mine got diabetes taking too much energy gels ,(he Drank a lot of beer and sodas too!)

Sour snakes

Great face...😂! Give her a lemon!!!!

Infinit Nutrition. Enough said. #IamInfinit Everything in1 bottle. No need to figure out all this extra stuff y’all do. Too much crap, too confusing, too easy to screw up your plan in long races. 2 scoops of your custom blend in 20oz water/1hr. How can you mess that up?

@DigininjaRobin

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't sound like it would work on longer races as aid stations won't have it, unless you carry bags of the powder with you and just take water.

What does bobs your uncle mean?

Or you can forget all of that stuff and adapt your body to burn fat! Longer efforts one can get by with salt/lime water, avocado, walnuts...sugar is a big industry so it’s no surprise they got their hooks into endurance sport.

Gels are disgusting, i use packets of maple syrup 😋

energy gels taste like nothing on earth. Why would we eat something that tastes so bad?!?

Gels are a rip off. Make a sandwich or a healthy bar and eat those on your rides.

@gigatraudl6443

4 жыл бұрын

Sure next time I go for a run I'm just gonna carry 2 sandwiches with me...

@MrCmon113

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm just gonna sit down and order a five-course meal during a marathon. Much better than a gel.

I had a hard crush on her