As mid calender training starts to gear up and things start to get harder for all of us that are training for a fall race, new issue's arise. The number one culprit is hydration. Although I am armed to battle this with my hydration pack and pre run hydration, I am finding myself in need of more than just water or Gatorade on the run. I have been trying Guu packs, but to tell you the truth, they hit my gag, and well, lets just say it ain't pretty. I have heard others talk of things like;  jellybeans, tablets, gel packs, ect. What have or are you all using for your long. Do you like it? Does it work? Is it good for the recovery?

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It IS really hard to get down, but it does get easier with practice. That consistency is like the gunk they're pulling our of the Gulf right now, I swear. And you are doing the very right thing - taking it with LOTS of water. On long runs I find that if I do like a half a packet of Guu right when I am STARTING to feel that "flat" feeling, I'm good - then the rest about 20 - 30 minutes later....each time with water. Posted by: bmoore on Aug 05, 2010 at 02:22 PM

I love the Guu, but it is so hard for me to get it down for some reason. How do the jellies compair? I try and eat a Guu every 30 or so minutes on my long (10+) and LOTS of water. Now that August is upon us here in the 3rd ring of H*^#, things have gotten much harder. Not only HOT but very humid too. Posted by: firegirruns on Aug 05, 2010 at 01:37 PM

I am a Guu and jellybean person while running 10+miles. I REALLY like the coffee/cappuccino flavor of Guu but it took me a while to understand exactly when to down it and how much. After a run, when you have that 45 minutes of after-burn, I REALLY like to do two things: down plenty of cold water; jump in the pool (for a cool down); then I put my pack of frozen peas on my knee (whether it hurts or not) and down a whole wheat bagel with almond butter. Then I do stretches (including the roller on my ITB for about 5 minutes. It's quite a regimen, but I've got it down and I never seem to be very sore - even after a long run. Posted by: bmoore on Aug 04, 2010 at 09:47 PM