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KevDoggy
13 posts since
Sep 27, 2006

Nov 30, 2006 4:04 PM

Accel Gel?

Gel of choice in the marathon I am going to run. Any experiences with it?
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merigayle
1,586 posts since
Aug 15, 2007
1. Dec 1, 2006 7:03 AM in response to: KevDoggy
Before I switched to clif blocks that was the gel i used. I liked it better than all the 100 others i tried I would try it out once before your marathon. I only used the chocolate kind. I thought the texture was better than any other gel too. More pudding like than glue like.
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HDH
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Aug 19, 2007
2. Dec 1, 2006 9:12 AM in response to: KevDoggy
I liked the strawberry kiwi flavor. I had used cliff shots in the past and they upset my stomach.

I even tried my own "brew" but I found Accel Gel to go down the easiest and cause no gastrointestinal discomfort or gas.

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KevDoggy
13 posts since
Sep 27, 2006
3. Dec 1, 2006 10:56 AM in response to: KevDoggy
quote:<HR>Originally posted by merigayle:
Before I switched to clif blocks that was the gel i used. I liked it better than all the 100 others i tried I would try it out once before your marathon. I only used the chocolate kind. I thought the texture was better than any other gel too. More pudding like than glue like. <HR>


I've been using shot bloks but since they are providing Accel Gel at the race i figured i would do some long runs using it advance. As i'm pretty slow and will be out there quite a while, i was hoping the protein in Accel would help me out a little more than the shot bloks.
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Dana Becker
392 posts since
Nov 20, 2007
4. Dec 1, 2006 2:47 PM in response to: KevDoggy
I like pretty much every Gu and Accel Gel I've had. I guess after being out there running for 2 hours, my taste buds aren't very picky.

No stomach problems with either...but I'm generally not that susceptible to such types of issues. Try them out before your marathon is the best advice I can give.
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