Best Triathlon Nutritional Drink - 2008

Gatorade Endurance.

Affordability and ease of acquisition. I can pick it up at most grocery stores and it's fairly cheap, whereas most others need to be bought at specialty stores or ordered and cost more. It's also worth getting used to since it's what's served on Ironman-brand races.

I personally really like the taste--not sickly sweet, but enough to feel nourishing--and the double electrolytes are very welcome for me since I sweat heavily. It also sits easy on my stomach even at the end of a long race.

While it's not really "nutrition", I like Nu'un for running in the summer - made a difference than with just water. DC gets really hot, and I seem to dehydrate easily - my sweat is really salty. With just plain water, it sometimes felt like I couldn't drink enough to feel all right. Nu'un seems to solve that. And it's tasty Nu'un and gels works for me with running.

I'll drink Cytomax on the bike - I guess it works - not a good enough cyclist to really tell if I'm bonking or just sucking . At least, I don't have any GI problems with it.

I like HEED, mainly for the taste...it's not overpowering.  It sits well on my stomach and the energy I get from it seems to last longer. 

I never tried the Perpetuem as it sounds like that is for super long distance endurance training/events which I have not done yet.  (I just finished my first Olympic triathlon and 1/2 marathons this year)

I have never felt better, after training or racing, than after I avve a had Infinit.