@Aury Moreno The least offensively sweet gels I’ve found so far are Sis Isotonic Gels, Huma Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Huma Blackberry Banana. They are not savory, but are at least more neutral on the spectrum. The only thing about Sis Isotonic is that they are lower carb and don’t have sodium, so you may want to take additional salt tabs with them and have a secondary carb source. But I find them way easier to take late in a race because they are so mild in flavour. I hope this helps!

@Jeff Bullard I think your kickstart strategy will do you good! Give your final set of long runs your best effort and trust that every drop in the bucket counts. (Ie. each action you take being additive is more important than anything you feel you’ve missed.) Final thought: good, enjoyable races can absolutely be borne of imperfect training. Cheering for you!

Super excited for you @Erin Phifer! You’re gonna be awesome! 🤩

Aw @Emily Bailey you are such a sweetheart, thank you for this post 💙 I don’t mind you sharing at all and when it comes to training and racing I’m an open book. Long story short for anyone reading this: had a really great build, didn’t feel good on race day, 1st 5mi crowded and chaotic, stomach trouble + bathroom stop at mi 12, right Achilles started hurting, hit the wall at mi 20, tried to walk and restart running but Achilles was cooked, dropped out at mi 21. It REALLY sucked to make that call, but it was the right move. I was a mess and there’s no way I could have made it to the finish. I hated the marathon for about 24 hours but I’m feeling much better now 😅 The real win is having friends and community like you! And don’t worry, once I’m all healed up I’ll get back to training and try again 💪🏻

Thank you so much @Taylor Ade. As are you!! 💙

Congrats again @Dom OBrien

Wow, that is outstanding!! @Annika Olson 🥳