When do you re-fuel?

[hjohnson050711]

how many miles do you run before you refuel (gel packs etc on your run)?

what do you re-fuel with?

how do you carry it with you?

[al320]

i use gu, or honey stinger chews. i carry it in a fuel belt or a spi-belt or pockets.

i will usually take it with me when i run >10 miles, and gu somewhere around 6-7 miles. when i do super long runs, i gu every 5 miles.

[osulori]

When I race, I use strawberry or tropical punch shot bloks, and usually around mile 8. If I'm with my running group, its yellow Gatorade mixed with some water, and starting about mile 6 or so (unless it's hot, then I do that right off the bat)

[clseale]

99% of the time I re-fuel with Powerbar gels. I usually do this for runs >10 miles. On those runs, I usually fuel every 6 miles or so. During my last marathon training, I discovered that I needed something else to help my blood sugar when I got into the 18+ range and found that cheez-its are amazing!

ETA: If it's just one or 2 gels, I carry them in my shorts (the main reason I love Lululemon's.) If it's more than that, I use my spibelt.

[Wines Not Whines]

I like the gummy/chewy options like shot bloks and gu chomps. I usually bring fuel if I'm running 8+ miles, and I'll use them around the 5-6 mile mark.

[gt7301b]

Once it starts to get hot I am a wimp and bring Gatorade with me on anything over about 5 miles. I used to need to fuel with shot blocks or gummy bears for anything more than 8 miles, now it is 10+. I can't do GU, it gives me a rumbly in my tumbly.

[Deleted]

I find I need fuel for runs starting at 8 miles. I fuel 45 minutes into the run.

Clif shots work for me. My shorts have pockets so I can stuff a few gels in them. I'm planning on getting a spibelt this fall though.

clseale: cheez-its! yum. I'll have to remember this for my long runs this winter.

[ebeth]

I'll start fueling at the 45 min mark if I'm going to be out for 2 hours or longer.

I like the gu chomps.

I put them in my pockets

[clseale]

Jun 7, 2012 9:29:17 GMT -5 aswartzw said:

I find I need fuel for runs starting at 8 miles. I fuel 45 minutes into the run.

Clif shots work for me. My shorts have pockets so I can stuff a few gels in them. I'm planning on getting a spibelt this fall though.

clseale: cheez-its! yum. I'll have to remember this for my long runs this winter.

They're awesome! Light and crispy w/a little bit of (much needed) salt. I only use gels and water and started realizing that if I got something solid on my stomach, I could avoid that low blood sugar feeling. It really helped me to be able to keep pushing in those final miles. Looks for these:

They're the size of bb's. Just rip the corner and shake. So easy when running. I downed 1/2 a bag at mile 21 of my last marathon and it really helped.

[shorty20]

I will usually refuel if I'm running 8+miles.

Typically I'll start refueling around the 40 minute mark or so. I use the Gu Tri Berry, it's my fave. I have a fuel belt with a pocket, so I just stick them in there.

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Jun 7, 2012 9:39:50 GMT -5 clseale said:

Jun 7, 2012 9:29:17 GMT -5 aswartzw said:

I find I need fuel for runs starting at 8 miles. I fuel 45 minutes into the run.

Clif shots work for me. My shorts have pockets so I can stuff a few gels in them. I'm planning on getting a spibelt this fall though.

clseale: cheez-its! yum. I'll have to remember this for my long runs this winter.

They're awesome! Light and crispy w/a little bit of (much needed) salt. I only use gels and water and started realizing that if I got something solid on my stomach, I could avoid that low blood sugar feeling. It really helped me to be able to keep pushing in those final miles. Looks for these:

They're the size of bb's. Just rip the corner and shake. So easy when running. I downed 1/2 a bag at mile 21 of my last marathon and it really helped.

Thanks! Those will be perfect. I think they need you to do a commercial for them too.

[stingsharkruns]

10+ miles I bring a powerbar green apple gel . I eat it at mile 4. I wear spandexish shorts and i role the waist band down and stick it in there. {so klassy}

[clseale]

Jun 7, 2012 9:49:13 GMT -5 aswartzw said:

Jun 7, 2012 9:39:50 GMT -5 clseale said:

Thanks! Those will be perfect. I think they need you to do a commercial for them too.

Haha. I can see it now. They'll start carrying them at all local running stores.

[shauni27]

I do shot blocks for anything over 90 minutes. I will take one at about 40 minutes and if I need another I take it about 80-90 minutes in. For a 90 minute run I would only take one.

[jgleespen]

Last summer, I needed to fuel for runs over 8.5 miles. I would usually take a gel around mile 6. I am hoping to stretch it to 10+ mile runs this summer.

[cinco]

I fuel on runs over 90 minutes. I use honey stinger chews and have 2 or 3 every 45 minutes. I bring my handheld water bottle on every run, so I put them in there.

[redredwine]

I fuel during a run if I'm running over 8...I'll fuel around 5 or 6 as I can usually feel my body get hungry then.

I prefer GuChomps or Sport Beans. Cliff Bloks are good, too (but often too big for me to chew easily). Fruit snacks in a pinch if I'm out of any "professional" stuff.
Spi-belt is awesome...I carry them in there along with my iphone.

[kams]

If I'm over 90 minutes I do honey stingers or shotblocks at 45 minutes (and again at 90 if I have another 30mins + to go). I also do one bottle of water & one of nuun on hot runs of 6+ miles.

I carry them in my fuel belt or on my bike.

[katinthehat]

in the summer, nuun in my water for anything more than 30 minutes
in the summer, anything over an hour, half water, half gatorade
in the winter, just water usually
anything over 12 miles, I'll do a Gu around mile 8-9

[jdbyogi]

I'm another one that fuels for anything over 8 miles. Under that, I'm usually fine. But I was super dehydrated last night during a 6 mile run with only one water stop. It was almost 80 at 7:30 :/ I think I'm going to try nuun for this summer.

I like the powerbar gels- usually the raspberry- starting at mile 6. Sometimes that enough, or another one or 2 at mile 10. I am just now venturing into marathon training, so we'll see.

I will carry them either in the pockets of my shorts, or a spibelt, since I have to use that anyway for my inhaler.