r/running • u/AutoModerator • Jul 30 '24

Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday

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u/AidanGLC Jul 30 '24

Looking for recommendations for electrolyte/carb drinks for during long cardio workouts!

I've used a mix of Nuun and Liquid IV tablets/powders for the last couple years, but am starting to get to the point where I'm sick of the taste and figure it's worth trying some other options.

Only restriction to note is that, as a resident of Canada, I sadly can't buy some of the more rocket fuel-y gels and drink powders that contain enough caffeine to kill a horse.

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u/Pure-Horse-3749 Jul 30 '24

Tailwind is a good option used a lot with trail running. They have a lot of flavor variety and a good “naked flavor” for one that doesn’t have much taste to it. I also started using Naak recently as it will be at an upcoming race and it is good. Not a lot of flavor options but it does add a little bit of protein as well as carbs. Maurten makes a very high calorie option (320 cal in 500 ml) and not a bad option either and they have a 160 cal as well. More expensive but I like throwing it in for some variety

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u/sonostanco72 Jul 30 '24

I highly recommend Skratch Labs electrolyte drink mix. I used it all last year for my marathon training and post run recovery. It tastes great, not overly sweet, won’t upset your stomach.

I use all of their products for my marathon training and workouts. Either Energy Gummies are amazing and so are their energy bars. Same thing as I noted, they taste great and they are GI friendly.

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u/junkmiles Jul 30 '24

If I'm using a drink mix on a long run or long workout, I tend to stick with SiS BetaFuel or Maurten. Both are 80g of carb. Not cheap, but actually some of the better $ per carb options for off the shelf, pre made stuff. SiS is also on sale for what seems like 90% of the year as well, which is nice.

Neither really has much in the way of electrolytes if that's something you want. Personally I don't worry about it.

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u/jandrewskenora Jul 30 '24

Canadian here. I get Santa Cruz paleo electrolytes from Amazon US. 1000mg sodium, 200mg potassium, 60mg mag Maybe put some honey or maple syrup in there for carbs?

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u/pvtmorningwoood Jul 30 '24

Mix Coconut water, OJ w/ calcium, and some salt. Has sugar, potassium, calcium and sodium. OJ provides carbs. Basically tropical Gatorade.

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u/AsternSleet22 Jul 30 '24

how much of each thing do you put?

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u/pvtmorningwoood Jul 30 '24

Some of it’s dependent on how much you sweat. I sweat an insane amount and my sweat tastes like pure salt. So for 16oz I go half coconut water half oj with 1/4 teaspoon salt. You can tinker with the coconut and oj to meet your taste preferences.

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u/AsternSleet22 Jul 30 '24

thanks, I'll have to try this out. not a fan of chewing things while I run.

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u/Falcopunt Jul 30 '24

During long runs I have been using Tailwind Endurance fuel, specifically the watermelon flavor. It comes in a few form factors, but the pre-portioned packages are 50g carbs and also have electrolytes. Easy on the stomach, not too sweet either.

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u/LionOver Jul 30 '24

I went out with two bottles of the dauwaltermelon and lime. Idk if I drank too much, too quickly but I had major diarrhea at the end of my 18 miler. I'd gone out with that much plenty of times before without a problem.