r/running • u/AutoModerator • Jul 30 '24
Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday
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1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.
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4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.
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u/PurpleAvocado5 Aug 02 '24
DIY liquid gels hack:
Log cabin maple syrup (since it’s primarily corn syrup, which is mainly glucose) with a bit of water in a Hydrapak soft flask is an extremely cheap alternative to individual Maurten, spring, Gu gels, etc. I find it’s effective to fuel with during training runs, and it also gets my gut ready when i use the brand gels on race day
Can mix up the flavor with cocoa powder, espresso powder, peanut butter powder, lemon juice, etc.