Hooray for Gu!

For those of you following, I had been having issues for the past 3-4 weeks on trying to break the 10M mark for my long run.  I finally broke it last week but it wasn't a fun experience by any means.  The recovery was brutal and I struggled through my speed workout 2 days following it.

That brings me to this week which I will say is quite a breakthrough for me.  After 45 minutes of my run, I ate a Gu Roctane Energy Gel:

These things may be the greatest invention ever; within a few minutes I could feel the small rush of energy from the small amount of sugar and then for the next hour my legs felt great from the release of energy from the complex carbs that make up the rest of the gel.  I have only really been drinking water up until this point on my runs but now I realize that was probably why I was struggling so bad later in the long runs.

In short, I highly recommend these and the pineapple ones actually taste great.  Just watch out because the consistency is something that will surprise you at first because its like gritty jello.


Nutritional facts: 
100 calories, 25g carbs, 5g sugars, 125mg sodium, 55mg potassium