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This is a guest post from Tim Woodbury, who writes at MidpackRunner.com. This post started with a challenge, when Doug from TheHaySay.com fired a shot across my bow. At issue: The question of whether we could create an inexpensive, wholesome, homemade energy gel incorporating chia seeds. Homemade energy gels are particularly difficult to get right,…
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Psst! Want to hear a big secret? It might get me banned from the cool table at my running club, but here goes: Running an ultramarathon isn't that hard. Make no mistake: I'm not saying it's easy. But running 50 miles isn't twice as hard as running a marathon, and going from marathon-to-50 is definitely…
![[fuel tank photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fuel-tank-150x150.jpg "[fuel tank photo]")
After having a lot of fun researching exercise nutrition for the previous two posts in this series, those on pre-workout nutrition and recovery drinks, I figured the "during the run" post would be a breeze. After all, everyone drinks (or eats) something during his or her run; only those who take fitness more seriously bother…
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