Outside: I Replaced Running Gels with Real Food. This Is What Happened. “You’re hooked,” my fiancé would say every time I came home from a trip to my local running store with a heap of energy gels.

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“It’s not goo,” I would tell him. It’s gel. I thought he was just gel-ous ... Yahoo: Sorry, but Running Without Energy Gels Isn’t the Flex You Think Runner's World: Energy gels aren’t health foods – but they could be your secret weapon Often the saviour of a long run and that extra push you need to stride over the finish line, energy gels have become an essential for almost every distance runner or endurance athlete.

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But are they ... Energy gels aren’t health foods – but they could be your secret weapon Subway has launched a new gel, flavoured like its sauces, to provide a quick hit of nutrition and energy for long-distance runners. Men's Journal: Gels Hurt Your Stomach? Power Through Long Runs With This Natural Fuel Instead, Dietitian Says