ALL-IN-ONE BOTTLE
Skratch Labs Super High-Carb Drink Mix
$$ mid-range within gels & nutrition
The opposite philosophy from a gel plan: put all your calories in the bottle and skip solid fuel entirely. Popular with ultrarunners and anyone whose stomach rejects gels outright, since sipping steadily is gentler than a gel bolus. Requires actually drinking on schedule, which is harder than it sounds.
Best for: long-haul runners who want to drink their calories and be done with it
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Worth knowing about gels & nutrition
- Practice your exact race fueling on long runs, same brand, same timing, same flavour, so race day contains zero experiments.
- If you use caffeinated gels, save them for the back half of the race, and check the label, because caffeine content varies a lot between flavours of the same brand.
- Buy singles or a variety pack before committing to a case of 24, because a case of a flavour you hate is a very long-term relationship.
- Canadian road race aid stations most often stock water and a sports drink like Gatorade or Nuun, and sometimes gels at bigger marathons, but carry your own if your plan depends on a specific product.
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