I remember my friend Anna giving me a bar of Kendall Mint Cake on my Duke of Edinburgh expedition and it felt like life-giving nectar. Maybe this Citrus & Mint gel would do the same given at the end of the race? The thin textured gel is certainly minty, infact it uses peppermint extract to help promote natural digestion. I didn’t mind it, but found it a little toothpasty. The refreshing taste would make a nice change towards the end of a race but I’m not sure I could use it as my only gel flavour. There is also a caffeine option.

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Lastly, there is a GO energy + electrolyte gel, that contains 118mg sodium, 9.5mg potassium and 1.5mg magnesium per gel, on top of the 22 grams of carbs. Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it? Personal experience. Runner and dietitian Ellen Landes, MS, RDN, shared her thoughts on which gels taste the best and are easiest to digest. Gels are best used just before you start running or during longer runs to ensure your body has enough carbs to fuel your exercise. How often should you use running gels?SiS has been in the sports nutrition game for three decades and the GO Isotonic Energy Gel series was launched in 2002.

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High5’s gel range covers all the bases: isotonic gels, straight-up energy gels and caffeinated gels, each containing 23g of carbs. The gels are even batch-tested to ensure you won’t accidentally fall foul of doping regulations, if that’s a concern for you. I also found that eating a full 60 ml gel at a higher intensity (running at marathon pace) is a bit of a chore. But at a slower ultramarathon pace or moderate-effort cycling, SiS is an excellent option.

Isotonic gels come pre-mixed with water, which means not only that they’re more fluid and easier to take on the go, but also that you don’t have to worry about carrying water or eating the gels near a water stop during a race. The downside of this is that they’re a little bulkier. for 69g of maltodextrin. That's a *very* expensive way to buy something that's akin to glucose syrup in nutritional value. (Maltrodextrin has pretty much same calorific content, slightly faster absorbtion than glucose).