Opening the GU was not the challenge I expected -- I was thinking along the lines of a fast food ketchup packet, which is my own personal nightmare. I did, however, stick the opened packet in my mouth and ZIP! slid it out fast. Felt like I gave the corner of my mouth a paper cut.
Flavor: Chocolate Outrage tasted pretty good, but very sweet and I'm not into super-sweet. (If only they made a steak-and-potatoes GU!) I think this may not be a go-to flavor for me just because the taste of warm chocolate ooze was not very appealing on a hot run. Also, this is the one GU selected for this grand experiment that contains caffeine. I felt like my pulse was racing for a little bit, maybe 10 minutes after I GU'd. I blame the caffeine.
Impact: I ate/applied/ingested (what is the correct verb here?) the GU in mile 5. This was only an 8-mile run instead of 10 (where the original bonk occurred), but I do think I was in better shape -- in terms of how I felt -- than on Sunday when I was struggling. Again, I did feel my heart racing a bit, but that went away soon enough.
Post-run: I refueled with carbs when I got home and guzzled some G2, which is standard post-run activity for me. The only thing different today was the GU, so the GU gets the blame for what happened next: massive digestive trauma about 30mins post-run. At the risk of getting repetitive, I blame the caffeine.
Up next are Strawberry Banana GU and Lemon Sublime GU, neither of which have the dreaded caffeine. Since I'm doing 10 miles on Sunday, I'll try two during the run and see what happens. Fingers crossed that this helps the bonk!
"Warm chocolate ooze." You are a better person than I.
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