First off, sorry for the delay on this. The winner of the Gotein giveaway is... Brandi at Chronicles of a Mama on the Move. Brandi, shoot me an email at mom2shoo at gmail.com and I'll get the samples right out. And now on to the mini-giveaway... I recently discovered that I have a huge collection of Gu, some of which need to be used sooner rather than later. Since I'm not actually training those kind of miles right now, I have no need for them. I also got a great deal on some of the new nuun flavors and would like to share one of the flavors with you. And who knows what all else I'll find in the drawer in the next week... So, want in on the random giveaway of stuff from my running supplies drawer? Here's how to … [Read more...]
GU Recovery Brew Review and some heat training
GU Recovery Brew There were a few packages of Recovery Brew in the lovely package* I received a few weeks ago. I've now had both flavors after long runs, with one long run in between where I didn't use it. The verdict: It seems to make a difference, but I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to get it. I tried the Orange Pineapple a few weeks ago after my 19 mile run. I didn't love the taste, but I managed to get most of it down. It didn't bother my stomach at all and seemed to give me some energy afterwards, but I didn't feel like it was anything spectacular. Last week I drank the Strawberry Watermelon flavor after my 20 mile run. Now this is a flavor I can get behind. I really liked it and had no trouble drinking the whole thing. I … [Read more...]
