Energy gels

I made the mistake of takng some energy gels on my half marathon yesterday that i hadn't tried before - big mistake. It just tasted like fake raspberry chemicals *vomit*

I've only tried strawberry Gu before that and it was okay.

Can anyone recommend any flavours that aren't impossible to choke down?

you need to get used to them in training before you try them in a race. i used to like the balance gels...can't remember the flavour exactly...tropical or orange maybe? how many gels did you take? for a half marathon i would maybe take 2 absolute max? and i REALLY need them as i'm diabetic (ie i don't take them i don't finish the race!)

how did your half marathon go otherwise? sore today? heh

I have used them in training a couple of times. I had one in the pantry so took it with me on my last half marathon a month ago and noticed it worked quite well coupled with powerade at the drinks stations so I took two on this one.

Not sore today....it's my fifth one so my body is used to it - I just have really bruised toes. Having a 2 month break this time before my next one in Welly.

if yr not sore you didn't push yourself i have done around 5-6 half ironmans, and 3-4 stand alone half marathons...i'm always really sore the day after. if you have a gel you should have some fluid too. you may find you only really need one gel for a half marathon? but if you have only used them in training a few times perhaps you just need to use them more...i know when i get to a stage in 2 plus hour race and i start to feel nauseous because of gels that i need to switch to flat coke. flat coke seems to settle my stomach right down in those situations.