Make sure you have your own source of energy drinks!
This from CNN.com, be careful if we have a hot day on Sunday! Someone died in the Chicago marathon yesterday. Lots more were hospitalized. It was 88 degrees and there were shortages of water & energy drinks along the route.
I heard that someone at the Boston Marathon also died. See! and you guys thought I was being silly to have our gangs supply us along the way.
BTW, the only protein bar I have found that does not contain HFCS is "Balance." Also, if you eat a banana periodically during your race, all you need is water, not gatorade. Most electrolyte replacement drinks also contain HFCS. Bananas contain a high amount of electrolytes but no artificial sweetener.
Our marathon had frequent stations with water and gatorade. about half way through the race, they added orange wedges and peeled 1/2 bananas.
Monica and I have been using Recharge. It's a natural energy drink, no HFCS! I was introduced to it when my midwife insisted on me having lots of it during my labor. I don't really want to eat while I am on the go. It's bad enough to feel that liquid in my stomach. So Recharge seems best for me. For a while all the grocery stores were carrying it. Now I am no longer seeing it at my Safeway. But King Soopers (as well as the natural stores) carries it.
We're a group of average ladies looking to push ourselves to accomplish something awesome. Some of us want to lose weight, some of us just want the challenge itself. Our first goal is complete: run/walk a half marathon!
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What kinds of energy drinks and bars do you and Monica like?
I heard that someone at the Boston Marathon also died. See! and you guys thought I was being silly to have our gangs supply us along the way.
BTW, the only protein bar I have found that does not contain HFCS is "Balance." Also, if you eat a banana periodically during your race, all you need is water, not gatorade. Most electrolyte replacement drinks also contain HFCS. Bananas contain a high amount of electrolytes but no artificial sweetener.
Our marathon had frequent stations with water and gatorade. about half way through the race, they added orange wedges and peeled 1/2 bananas.
Monica and I have been using Recharge. It's a natural energy drink, no HFCS! I was introduced to it when my midwife insisted on me having lots of it during my labor. I don't really want to eat while I am on the go. It's bad enough to feel that liquid in my stomach. So Recharge seems best for me. For a while all the grocery stores were carrying it. Now I am no longer seeing it at my Safeway. But King Soopers (as well as the natural stores) carries it.
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