Doing my first 1/2 Marathon on Sunday and tummy issues with gels
Good to know!! I drink water every 10 minutes, and take half a gel at 40 minutes (but yes no water at that time). Is that the problem? It has only happened like that since my gall bladder attack. I was fine when I did 20k a few weeks ago, but the attack was after that.
I plan on having fun!! Thanks for the encouragement. Wow, three marathons!! I'm doing a full in the fall. Eek!
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
Good luck on the upcoming 1/2 and your full in the fall! I'm doing my first full this October and my 3rd half on June 1st. Anyhoo... I echo the water+GU, as they tend to give me GI discomfort if I neglect the water - - especially the ones with caffiene!! Also, for preemptive suggestion, chew GasX before your run and carry one with you during. I am a GasX addict and rarely run without it - makes life quite a bit easier when not worrying about sharting myself....
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
I second water with the gel. You also don't heve to down it all at once. Take a little at a time. Good luck.
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4 full's - 14 halves - 2 goofy's and one Mt. Washington!
Water + Gel thumbs up.
I mix mine in my sports bottle. Some of the packages even tell you to take them with water.
At first I couldn't take one without it upsetting my stomach. Now I can, but it was only through conditioning and starting with watered down versions.
On long bike rides, I'll squirt a couple ounces of gel into a water bottle and shake it up until it is mixed.
When I'm riding or running I prefer my calories that way. Solid food just sits like a rock in my stomach.
If I am going to take in food, I usually take it early on the bike, solid foods seem to be harder toward the end of a hard workout than the beginning.
The first time you do something - It's going to be a personal record!
