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What is best – gels or whole foods? Ultimately, it is down to personal preference however there are a few things to take into account… One gel contains ~25-30g of carbohydrates, you can also get this from: Things you do need to account for within this: What is best – gels or whole foods?️ Ultimately, it is down to personal preference however there are a few things to take into account… Gels can be quick & convenient on the go but can be more expensive than whole foods. You also know exactly what you are putting into your body […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2955,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2955"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7276,"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7274\/revisions\/7276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/club.runthrough.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Gel](\"https:\/\/a.slack-edge.com\/production-standard-emoji-assets\/13.0\/apple-medium\/26a1@2x.png\" "\\"Gel")
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\nGels can be quick & convenient on the go but can be more expensive than whole foods. You also know exactly what you are putting into your body with whole foods.<\/p>\n
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\n-5 dried apricots
\n-40g of sweets such as jelly babies\/haribo
\n-2 slices of soreen<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Try out the foods during training sessions before races
\n<\/span>Some foods & gels inhibit fluid absorption so you may need to think about an increased fluid intake
\n<\/span>Amounts may need adjusting according to training demands
\n<\/span>If combined with fats\/protein this may slow down carbohydrate absorption
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\nUltimately it is your own choice and it is always about what works best for you. You can even mix and match between them.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"