Great Gel for the Runner!


© Lynn Seely

It is now only 1 week until the Steamtown marathon October 10. Here is a link to the Steamtown thon for those of you that would like to see the course, the number of entries or some of the history of one of the best run and one of the fastest courses in the USA. There is still time to enter this great marathon if you want to! You can even register for it on-line!


Runners have I got a treat for you! This week I will cover one topic close to our hearts. Food. Specifically, energy gel for the runner.

I was fortunate enough to find the link to their web site, and after reading about how the products were developed, decided to try some. How the products came to be developed in the first place is a very neat story in itself and I encourage you to take a look. Any time an athlete develops something, it is noteworthy. Especially when the end result is so good!

Let me tell you that even if they were not a company with a heart for special causes and even if they did not actually LISTEN to the consumer, I would give an A+ for their product line.

What am I talking about?

Well, here is my evaluation. Tested by yours truly during my pre-thon training and being used exclusively by me for my first thon. Let me tell you right now, I would not use just any product!

I noticed a different improvement in my training when I used their energy gels during the long runs. I never had an upset stomach. That was one of the concerns I had in preparing for my thon. Could I find a gel that would taste good and not upset my stomach while I competed? I did at Clif Bar Inc.

For starters, they have the best energy Gel on the market! Talk about a great way to get through a thon! Not to mention all the long runs prior to a thon! And how about the fact that they do not use ANY preservatives?

Impressive in itself; but for me, another crucial test is in the taste as well as the way my body would respond to the Gel. And again, let me tell you, it is amazing stuff!

What am I talking about? Why Clif SHOT of course. I am interested in letting you, the runner, know when I have found an exceptional product! And I have. And it is!

And ladies, they even have a line of bars just for us! I not only researched

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