Hydration and fuelling advice

Hi I also was working out ideas for hydration and got Zym electrolite tablets that are effervesent but expensive at Euro 8.96c, but are very good!  For ecomony sake like dsedeath I looked at the content of sports drinks which I hate cause they are so sweet (I only ever drink water!) but chatting with a sports entusistic in a health shop and chatting about distances etc.  I came waywith a drink that I can subsitute whenfunds are low.  The kids hate the smell of it but it is 2 teaspoons of unpasturised apple cider vinegar potassium contant 11% with 2teaspoon of natural honey in 8oz of pure water.  It has a tart tast but I like it and it has both salt and pure sugar that are both fast acting, l use this for the 20 mile plus runs and save the zym tablets for the 30 mile plus as the sodium content is 250mg, potassium 100mg and caffine is 100mg per 500ml, for me the caffine hit is enough as I don't get it any other way.  Only problem is it contains no carbs but I use energy gels for that which insures I have to drink water to make them go down easier.  But each drink is personal to the individual so try out what you want on small training runs but stick to your tried and tested methods for the races themselves they really arn't for expermenting after all your hard work, best of luck to all, yvonne
 

So dsedeath does that mean you've given up on the fry's and turkish delight?  It's no wonder that Cadburys went out of business haha, yvonne

Tried the juice one on yesterdays 3.30hr run and didnt run out of steam at all and had plenty left in the tank for two hours of pool running later, I drank it there too and had no problems taking it in the pool with regards cramps, so will try it swiming next and it tasts ok.  Have to say she is defo my type of woman when she said eat handfulls of jellies and chew well, didn't know you could actually eat them one at a time haha:) yvonne

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