how do you guys carry the gels during a marathon?? I plan on carrying 6 and I can fit 2 in shorts pockets and I guess hold the other 4? not ideal but i tried to safety pin them on shorts and hated the bouncing they did, plus one fell off the saftey pin... any advice is greatly appreciated. i use spring energy gels so using the course's gels in not ideal for my stomach. thanks!
I very much prefer to hold them in my gloves. I'll start the race with 2 per hand, then 1 in my shorts pocket if possible. Fewer if I trust the gels on the course. I also get my first nutrition through a bottle that I start the race with and ditch by mile 3 (8-12oz of extra concentrated gatorade).
I'm usually starting with throwaway gloves regardless of temperature (I guess if the race started at 65 degrees+ I'd probably have bigger problems).
Just eat them all right before the race starts.
Be a real man and pin them right to your body. You don't need to pin them to your shorts. Man up.
Spibelt.
The North Face Better Than Naked shorts. Plenty of low-bounce gel pockets.
pin to your waistband. This isn't that complicated.
Honey Stinger makes a gel flask! You can combine all the gels into that and carry. Much easier carrying one than 6. ;)
marathon1112223332323 wrote:
how do you guys carry the gels during a marathon?? I plan on carrying 6 and I can fit 2 in shorts pockets and I guess hold the other 4? not ideal but i tried to safety pin them on shorts and hated the bouncing they did, plus one fell off the saftey pin... any advice is greatly appreciated. i use spring energy gels so using the course's gels in not ideal for my stomach. thanks!
6 gels?!?!? How long are you planning to be out there? If under 3 hours you will not benefit from more than 2 - this has been established........
Stomach Issues Coming wrote:
[quote]marathon1112223332323 wrote:
If under 3 hours you will not benefit from more than 2 - this has been established........
Where has this been established?
English professer wrote:
Stomach Issues Coming wrote:
[quote]marathon1112223332323 wrote:
If under 3 hours you will not benefit from more than 2 - this has been established........
Where has this been established?
Don’t take one for 1st 60 mins.
Gels take 30 mins to kick in.
So, 4 max on a 3 hr full
Stomach Issues Coming wrote:
marathon1112223332323 wrote:
how do you guys carry the gels during a marathon?? I plan on carrying 6 and I can fit 2 in shorts pockets and I guess hold the other 4? not ideal but i tried to safety pin them on shorts and hated the bouncing they did, plus one fell off the saftey pin... any advice is greatly appreciated. i use spring energy gels so using the course's gels in not ideal for my stomach. thanks!
6 gels?!?!? How long are you planning to be out there? If under 3 hours you will not benefit from more than 2 - this has been established........
lol 6 works for me, i heard you need like 80 carbs an hour. so 3 hours X60 carbs =180
my gel has 20 carbs 20x6gels= 120 carbs.
right? lol idk i just like 6 so i do what works for me
If you're not poor, get the Satisfy Long Distance shorts. They are GOAT shorts that do not chafe and are made of angel feathers and chinchilla down if their softness and ability to dry quickly is any indication. You can safely stash as many gels as you might need in them, and their cost is really only equivalent to a top tier shoe. If you are poor or are a thrifty skinflint, try the Patagonia Strider Pro short. They also have tons of room for gels, though the fabrics are more in line with your typical $50 shorts and not the exotically soft and comfy Satisfy line. There are also waist and wrist mounted stretchy fabric belts/sleeves that can hold stuff.
Hdusnei wrote:
English professer wrote:
Where has this been established?
Don’t take one for 1st 60 mins.
Gels take 30 mins to kick in.
So, 4 max on a 3 hr full
You're backwards. You should take more early before the body is overly stressed and turns off blood flow to the stomach. One before, every 30min after. The last1-2 may not get metabiz d but the sugar taste may trick your brain into staying out of "conservation" mode. 6 gels seems fine for a 3 hour guy.
Hdusnei wrote:
English professer wrote:
Where has this been established?
Don’t take one for 1st 60 mins.
Gels take 30 mins to kick in.
So, 4 max on a 3 hr full
1. That's 4, not 2.
2. Why no gel in the first 60 minutes?
3. Even if gels take 30 minutes to kick in, why couldn't one hypothetically eat them 25 minutes apart?
English professer wrote:
Stomach Issues Coming wrote:
[quote]marathon1112223332323 wrote:
If under 3 hours you will not benefit from more than 2 - this has been established........
Where has this been established?
It hasn't.
Cal burn per mile is 0.63 x weight in pounds.
Calculate that then how many cals you'll burn per hour (depends on your pace).
--Your body can uptake about 1/3 of what you've expended.--
So divide the last number by 3, and that's the Aprrox. number of cals you should be taking in per hour.
It differs by person but I like to start fueling at 45 or 50 mins then every 45 to 50 thereafter (75% of hourly need).
But for carrying the gels...here's my suggestion, if you don't like pockets or waistband tucking. Get a piece of elastic belt material (easy to find at fabric store, cheap). Cut it to a length for your body. Then put velcro on each end. If you know someone who can sew, have them sew the velcro on. Or go to a tailor. Or don't. It will hold (probably). Then use some double-sided mounting tape to attach the gels to your belt. Or clip them on. Voila. You can even unhitch the belt when you're out of gels and throw it to the side of the road, cause it won't have cost much.
marathon1112223332323 wrote:
how do you guys carry the gels during a marathon?? I plan on carrying 6 and I can fit 2 in shorts pockets and I guess hold the other 4? not ideal but i tried to safety pin them on shorts and hated the bouncing they did, plus one fell off the saftey pin... any advice is greatly appreciated. i use spring energy gels so using the course's gels in not ideal for my stomach. thanks!
We aren't pros, so we gotta go another route right?
I hold 2 in my left hand, 2 in my right hand.
I take 2 at 6 miles, so I can distribute the weight (1 in left hand, 1 in right hand).
I take another at 12 miles.
Usually at the half there is a gel station so I take another at 13.1.
Then my last gel I take at 22 miles.
And just pray I make it to the end after lol
I just hold then in my hands. I hate wearing extra stuff, so prefer to just hold them in my hands.
I go thru 4 in a marathon. I take Gu, but will also use whatever they give out on the course. If they give out 2, then I start carrying 2. If they give 1, I start carrying 3. I like to minimize what I have on me in a marathon, but have had no issues carrying a few gels.
Can’t you just eat a big dinner the night before and a Normal breakfast with oatmeal and fruit?
Gels seem pointless unless you’re out there half the day.
If you are poor get the Brooks Sherpa.