It's been so dry that my neighborhood reservoir caught fire twice this past week. When the air has been just right this summer, I can still catch a whiff of ashes from a fire that burned about a hundred acres just after Memorial Day. During this morning's long run, I got a look at a small pumping base the fire department has set up to fill up their tanker trucks with water from Langham Creek in case another flareup appears.
The run itself was a wholly impromptu affair with a lot of unplanned sidetracking to check out how the flora and fauna are faring. The 11-mile Garmin track resembles a rough sketch of an amoeba. I'm continuing my experimentation with fueling, and after last week's Sport Beans, today's choice was an old friend, Vanilla Bean GU Gel. I can't exactly say I enjoy eating them, but the packets are very compact and they still digest readily.
Just for fun, I'll leave the next few choices up to the audience:
GU Chomps vs. Clif Shot Bloks -- between those two, which should I take with me on the next long run? (The other, of course will be used on the one after that.)
And, what's your favorite stowaway on-the-run energy source that I should try next?
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For full and half marathons I love Roctane (the upscale Gu) orange-vanilla owing to its good flavor, 100 Calories of carbohydrates, electrolytes and caffeine. But, I'm too cheap to use this on long training runs, where I typically can get by fine with Gatorade and Succeed S!Caps electrolytes, frequently with a fully ripe banana that's easy to digest at the half-way point.
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