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Advice: No secret weapon for tomorrows Bay Run

  • 02-05-2009 12:36pm
    #1
    boarddotie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Just looking for some advice. Normally when I do half marathons at about the 12k mark I begin to get the feelings of weakness and low blood sugar so I usually pop a sachet of Lucozade Sport gel down the hatch and that gets me back on track.

    Doing the Bay Run tomorrow and I have realised I never packed in any of the sachets :rolleyes: and I have looked around Bantry town but all I could find was the Lucozade Original glucose tablets.

    What do other people people take when they feel like that during a long run? It has to be something I can carry in my hand easily enough and that will give me that instant glucose/surcose kick to focus my mind. Are those original tablets the same idea as lucozade sport gels?

    I am also mindful of advice people give to novices like me 'dont try anything new on the day of the race'. I always use the gel sachtes and they argee with me so I am afraid using somthing aline will upset my tum!

    All advice, potions and concoctions welcome!

    PS If anyone is doing the Bay Run 2m and has a spare Lucozade Sport Gel I would be eternally greatful :cool:


Comments

  • #2
    jlang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,496 ✭✭✭jlang


    Those Lucozade sweets aren't too bad - a bit tasteless but they do the trick of getting sugar in as well as anything. I had bought some to bring on my first marathon but forgot to put them in my pocket on the day.


  • #3
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    The Lucozade/ Dextrose tabs are pretty much just pure sugar and I've used them myself during runs when I get things wrong. Not as easy to consume whilst running though since I started using the gels instead. Being diabetic myself though I always have some of those tabs in a pocket somewhere for emergencies so can assure you that they do the job of giving you a sugar hit when needed.


  • #4
    TheRoadRunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭TheRoadRunner


    I use the sweets myself and find them perfect, the secret is to take them just before a water station so you can get the dry taste out of your mouth. Good luck tomorrow.


  • #5
    colblimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭colblimp


    Why not try Jelly Babies, Wine Gums or something of that ilk? Normal sweets always work for me...


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