Fuel-Taste Test!

Yesterday I had my long run, I thought I would try some new fueling items. So this is the deal, when you run for more than an hour it is suggested that you take in some carbs to help you moving along. Some people say they never do, and finish fine. I have learned that I do need something or I feel sick at the end of my long runs. So this is the new stuff I tried yesterday and my OWN opinion of how it worked for me.

Probar Blot: Organic Energy Chews, Strawberry- These I took after about 55 minutes of running, and I had one before I started. TASTE: So they are chews, and yes they are sticky and stay all over your teeth. Also, they were a bit too sweet for me, the sweetness became to much, started tasting like medicine. Verdict: NERD SAYS NO!


Nuun- Active Hydration tabs-You put these tabs in your water (16oz) and wait about 2 minutes, they mix and you have some flavored water with electrolytes and stuff keep you hydrated. I selected the Lemon-Lime, but there are several other flavor. I thought it was ok, maybe would be good on a longer run, or a hotter day. VERDICT: I will probably try this again, but maybe select another flavor.

Cliff: Builder's Snack Size: Chocolate Peanut Butter 10G Protein Bar- I got this as a sample for a race I did a week ago. I eat a small piece after my run, and spit most of it out except for the small chocolate chucks it had. This was kind of gross for me, I don't like things that taste like nothing, this tasted like cardboard. I could not even make out what I was eating, didn't taste like peanut butter to me. I don't eat things because I should, I eat things that taste good and I know what in the product.  VERDICT: NERD SAYS NO!

NERD OUT!