I was at a nearby Running Room store Saturday and grabbed some energy drink supplements which I had heard about from listening to Coach Brett's podcast:
- eLoad FLY (carbohydrate fuel)
- Nuun Active Hydration (electrolytes)
- Chia Seeds (proteins & fat)
- Russian Earl Grey brewed overnight in 800 ml of filtered water
- 3 tablespoon of Agave Syrup
- 1 Nuun tab (orange flavoured)
- 1.5 scoop of carbohydrate powder (so 120 kcal of carbs)
- 2 tablespoon of grounded chia seeds (which may have been too much according to a twitter exchange I had with Coach Brett)
The Orange flavour of the Nuun tab was very pronounced, and I probably should have used a tea that marry better with it; but overall the drink didn't taste bad and I didn't get any stomach issue as the result of consuming it (yay!). As the weather was on the cool side, by the time we were done our 2:47:00 ride I had only consumed about half of it and finished the bottle on my drive back home.
So, did it help? ... Maybe. My legs felt a little less sore and I didn't feel hungry for a while after the ride (I skipped breakfast when I came home and instead had a late small lunch before an early dinner couple of hours after) ... but that could have been coincidental. This week long run (+28 km) may serve as a better test platform for that drink ...
So, did it help? ... Maybe. My legs felt a little less sore and I didn't feel hungry for a while after the ride (I skipped breakfast when I came home and instead had a late small lunch before an early dinner couple of hours after) ... but that could have been coincidental. This week long run (+28 km) may serve as a better test platform for that drink ...
to be continued ...
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