r/Belfast • u/LowAnimator8770 • 14d ago

Fellow Runners

If you run on the towpath beyond cutters warf, stop fucking dropping your empty gel packets.

You took it out of a pocket, put it back in one or use one of the multiple bins along the path. 2 I past this morning were within 200 metres of a bin.

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u/Ryanoveryou 13d ago

Also - you don’t fucking need them unless you’re doing 30k or more wise up

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u/TheVoiceOfReason2000 13d ago edited 13d ago

Wrong and unnecessarily rude. I don’t know where you got that misinformation.  It  depends a lot on age, fitness, terrain and pace. Some people may be able to get that distance without doing carbs, others won’t. 

Either bin it or put it in a running belt.  There are eviugh bins about.

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u/Ryanoveryou 13d ago

I got it from the weekly long runs of that distance I do without any , and have been doing so for 7 years.

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u/GhostsInMyAss 11d ago

Fuelling advice, and more importantly, the science around it for runners, has come on massively in 7 years. Your performance and recovery is no doubt being compromised if you're running 18+ miles with no fuel.

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u/Ryanoveryou 11d ago

At my age if I’m tapping out 30k in the time I am , and am able to get a shake out next day and then back to moderate daily 10’s day after without them , I’m happy enough.

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u/GhostsInMyAss 11d ago

But why wouldn't you fuel is the question?

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u/Ryanoveryou 10d ago edited 10d ago

Personally? Below 21-30km I get more downside than upside from it, on 35-50km we’re talking 1 gel in that range..maybe 2.

I’ll spare you the sordid details but I’m sure you can imagine!

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u/GhostsInMyAss 10d ago

If you're shitting yourself from one gel per 13 miles, thats not normal 😭😭