Subject: Carrying Shot Bloks during a RunAfter a couple years of doing gels my body fianlly has revolted and I can no longer get the things sucked down without my stomach says saying: "shoes, have some gels ... I am sending them your way". My system has been as been picky, so finding something that works has been a struggle. My latest experiment has worked out wonderfully ... do a shot block every 15 minutes followed with some old fashioned green gatorade. I don't really care for the taste of the gatorade, but it is available at almost every race, so my system is not surprised. I just did a 20 mile run this way and would have to say it was one of my best runs in a long time. The energy was very level (in fact my pace was within 6 seconds at EVERY milepost ) and my GI system felt great.
Now the problem ... since my tri season is over I have switch my focus on tring to qualify for the Boston Marathon (3:15:59 for my age ). For my training runs I just load up the pouch of my fuel belt with Bloks and pick them out. However, come race day I don't want to run with the big ole' fuel belt on. I have been trying to figure out a way to get the bloks onto my race belt (with the little elastic loops for gels ). I could always were a fanny pack and just load it up with the 14+ bloks I want for the race, but I thought I would see if anyone has come up with a better option.
I have read the other posts and ... "NO" to all of the forthcoming suggestions about sticking them to my face and running the race as some sort of mutant leper. |