Gels

less than 2 weeks to my next event. time to be out there to train with some nutrition like gels and isotonic drinks and why not.

was out searching to buy POWERGELS which works well for me . the cheapest place to get is online i think, from Trifam forum threads i read so far. but i'm not so into internet purchasing due to security loopholes. anyway the cheapest i ever got from local bike shop for POWERGEL was S$2.30 a pop. I tried GU GEL before and found it too viscous and thick when compared with POWERGEL and found it difficult to consume. Also i find the packging material used by GU GEL seems to be a tad thicker and diffcult to tear open which poses as a practical issue when hands gets sweaty and oily and this is quite frustrating when you are on the fly.

But as a smart consumer (despite the slight negatives) i found that its a good time to buy GU GELS from our local chain GNC. they are having buy 1 get 1 free promotions for GNC members which i think is a decent deal.

GU GEL = normal price about S$4 bucks. promotional rate S$2 (this is almost same as GU GEL online pricing on their own web)

POWERGEL = normal price about S$3.20. no promotion currently.

I couldn't resist the offer so i bought 2 packets to try it again for my run last weekend and found it acceptable. So if you are a GU GEL fan don't miss it. If you are not its a good time to try since its cheaper now.