Man in action at IMUK this year
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Those supporters are @chickenboy’s coaching squad/team as well!
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They’re everywhere!
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So much lube
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Right, bit last minute, bit I’ve now stocked up on maurten 100 gels (including some caffeine ones). As mentioned above, I’m aiming for a 3:30. How many gels should be using?
According to the science there are 25g of carbs in each gel and I should be able to take on ~90g per hour. So should I be taking a gel every 20 mins? That seems a bit excessive?
Yeah, yeah… I know I should have covered this in training 
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Don’t know about Maureen but I seem to average 4 SIS gels in a marathon and take in about 15 mins before so 5 in total.
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I would be looking at one every 30 mins or so, from the 60 min mark i would think.
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I’m going for 5 gels
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That reminds me actually. I’ve a 3.5 hour race in less than 10 days and then the mara 4 weeks after that. Best start stocking up. Think i’ve spent half my wages in the first 2 days of this month already! haha
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Do you need to take water with the Maurten gels, or are they isotonic like the SiS and High5 gels?
I’d be weary of taking anything that requires a lot of fluid intake for a long run or you risk some real stomach issues.
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Hmm, it doesn’t say isotonic. It’s a ‘hydrogel’, it has a (very soft) jelly like quality. The instructions don’t say to take with water.
No, they’re not hydrating gels. But you don’t need a load of water to take them either. I’ve consumed them on their own, and then grabbed a few sips of water at the next aid station etc.
Saying that, i’m going to give the BetaFuel gels and drink a go at my race next week. See if i prefer them to Maurten.
Do people not take gels on their longer training runs? Anything much over 25km I’m taking 2 with me and using them, maybe not if I’m just plodding. Normally a hydro and normal type. Hydro in case my usual water stops (churches) aren’t working. A quick guy I’ve run with a couple of times (going for champ place at VLM, sub 2:40) never takes anything during training runs. He did moan he had fueling problems at a warm up 20 miler… He just said he doesn’t from a cost perspective. To me it doesn’t make sense. Surely to get the most from a training session you need to be fueling yourself properly let alone getting used to using them 
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Are the beta fuel gels hydrating?
I would use fuel longer, harder training runs. But not slow, easy ones where I’m building fat utilisation for example. However, I certainly wouldn’t be using Maurten etc, due to the cost. I’ll take haribo, cheap shot blocks, bananas. Whatever I can get my hands on really. Only product I specifically buy in and use consistently throughout the year in training is high 5 zero. Been using it for years and wouldn’t go without it.
Depends if I’m stopping for some cake 
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I guess it all depends on what each persons idea of a harder run is. 5min kms unlikely unless its really long. My medium pace long runs, which have been at 4:35 and faster is where I will be taking them. I’m 72kg at 5’ 11, I know I run out of fuel quite easily! I just use High5 aqua and regular. I might throw a couple of shot blocks down pre run if I’m feeling hungry.
Haha, that’s Laura Gray (trying to go pro next year) and coach Hammo, who looks very pissed 
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