Fuel for the Sole | Ep 81 | Spring-Gate Controversy, Fueling Well Gluten Free and Mid-Race Protein

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This week we chat all about Spring Energy gels and their not-so-awesome flavor. We also answer a few listener questions including:
- How many carbs and calories are actually in the Awesomesauce Spring energy gels
- Some good gluten-free options for carb loading
- If you should being taking protein mid-race
- A whole lot more!
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@lukepaulson3428 24 дня назад

Great discussion today. Just a reminder that when it comes to an unregulated billion dollar industry we should probably be skeptical of nutrition/performance claims. Thanks!

@diggahdan 24 дня назад

I think the podcast is misrepresenting the scope of FDA's regulatory efforts. FDA generally does not test the nutritional claims of foods or supplements before they're brought to market... they don't have the resources for that. They do spot checks of facilities and products, though, and also get involved when they become aware of potential noncompliance or other problems.

@lawrencecolsell6885 23 дня назад

Well said.

@NicolasCaron 24 дня назад

For what it's worth, other flavors of Spring (Canaberry and Hill Aid) have been sent for analysis and the results are similar to what has been found for awesome sauce... so not a great look for Spring Energy. On the flip side, a Gu Gel has also been sent and the results align with Gu's claims/listed nutritional info... so it seems Gu is trustworthy.

@JohnShaw26.2 24 дня назад

Have you ever tried to take a Gu mid race while maintaining sub 6 min pace? Gu is though and tough to take when hear rate is maxed.

@kalvin. 24 дня назад

It came out today also that it seems the majority of brands are accurately reporting their claims including Maurten, Precison Fuel, SiS and Huma.

@brianreiter5572 23 дня назад

A natural option that nets out on the calorie math claims is Untapped maple syrup and the somewhat more processed Honey Stinger gels.

@NicolasCaron 23 дня назад

@@brianreiter5572 YEah and in Canada we have a similar brand called Brix. Great products.

@NicolasCaron 23 дня назад

@@JohnShaw26.2 I've never had any issues with Gu... that being said, I am a slow ultra runner so my use case might be different than yours!

@almorrison2040 24 дня назад

Great discussion with a "Ton of Feathers". Really interesting.

@rickyisajedi 23 дня назад

This Spring thing is crazy to hear. I just ran my first marathon and exclusively used the Apple flavor. I bonked at 22.5 miles. I thought it did the math right. I'm still not sure whether it was the lack of gels or that it was just my first time 🤷‍♀

@tylerharbin2476 24 дня назад

BPN Go gel has real food ingredients. It's my favorite gel by far. Only use the Maurtens for caffeine.

@illawgical 24 дня назад

A Pace Picante Salsa “New York City?!?” reference. Love it 😂

@Rycraft5v8 24 дня назад

I just ran the Fargo Marathon a few days ago and used Awesome Sauce exclusively during training and the race because it always agreed with my stomach. I knew I did not have enough fitness to make a Boston cut-off time, but thought I would get a BQ at a minimum. I raced conservatively and faded badly the last 5 miles and missed a BQ by three minutes. I thought maybe it was the heat because I felt like I did everything else right. While relaxing on the couch later that night I found out about this whole controversy and that I was getting only 40% of the carbs I thought. This brand is dead to me. There were a couple long runs that felt harder at the end as well, but I chalked that up to hydration because you assume the information on the label is accurate. Shame on them.

@brandonfaus2380 23 дня назад

Muir Energy is a very good natural energy gel. Have coffee in version with Yerba Mate too.

@Feanaro5503 24 дня назад

I only started using gels this year while training for a half, and I use GU gels because that's what the race I ran in April had at the 8.5 mile mark. I prefer the fruit flavors without caffeine like strawberry banana. I used two 2 gels in the race and they helped me cut 7:27 off my PR.

@albertoEFC 22 дня назад

I've used Spring for my long runs and would still crash. Thought my fitness was dropping. Then I switched over to Maurten and all of sudden I have energy during those long runs. Hmmm.

@mad8298 24 дня назад

As someone who is a senior marathoner and runs 4:30 or slower marathons, I switched to GU Roctane, which has amino acids, about 5 years ago, it is has been a game changer for me. Regular Gu's do not have the amino acids.

@LuisBecerra79 24 дня назад

Spring Energy has been my go to, other gels make me want to 🤢 or they make my stomach super bloated. Hearing about this, just make me reassess my intake and back to the drawing board. If I was taking 6 gels on a marathon, now I will have to take Maurten at the end to make sure I get more fuel for the last miles. Or maybe just take 8 gels 🤷🏻‍♂️. I rather bonk than feeling nauseous or sick for taking gels that have more “calories” 😕.

@Kaisersozze 24 дня назад

Spring tastes great but if they're lying that's not cool. Also they charge a lot more for their product online then they are sold for at my running stores. In Canada it's $7 on their website and $5.50 at running stores in my city, it makes no sense. I guess it was too good to be true, you can't make something thats natural, small and not thick.

@justinrequena1400 24 дня назад

SLIPKNOT!!

@brettzehner2695 24 дня назад

just boiling potatoes from now on

@its1027 24 дня назад

ooooh, sweet potato with a little salt with some maple syrup...who needs Awesome Sauce

@Godeau03 24 дня назад

Y’all know FDA is pronounced dee A right? The F is silent. If you know how FDA works, you start to worry about drugs and device. Food is the least of concern in comparison.