Maurten GEL 100 CAF 100, the world's first hydrogel sports fuel with caffeine

Maurten GEL 100 CAF 100 is available on Monday, September 23rd starting at 9 a.m. at all Fleet Feet Chicago locations.

Caffeine tastes bitter. The sports nutrition industry has historically tried to hide the bitterness in gels by adding flavors and acid, or by simply just having low levels of caffeine. But added artificial flavors won't help you go faster. And you want sufficient levels of caffeine. So, Maurten decided to simply circumvent the problem. By harnessing our Hydrogel Technology they built a bipolymer matrix that is dense enough to encapsulate both the caffeine and the carbohydrate mixture. The result: GEL 100 CAF 100 - a true GEL with low bitterness, low sweetness, an effective level of caffeine and a lot of energy.

Again, this is a world's first.

That's the equivalent of 1.5 espressos - or one cup of brewed coffee. That's a lot, compared to many of the traditional gels out there. It delivers 25 grams of carbohydrates through a unique blend of fructose and glucose which enables uptakes of up to 100 grams of carbohydrates per hour. It packs a high weight of energy ratio and doesn't contain any added flavours, preservatives, or colourants. Just like all of Maurten's products, it's vegan friendly.

 

 

 

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CHICAGO MARATHON FUEL GUIDE

Consume your Drink Mix 320 the day before the race as pre-load. If not used to caffeine, restrict to two GEL 100 CAF 100 during the race, starting at 18km. Start fueling by taking 1 X GEL 100 during the warm-up.

1 X GEL EVERY 6 KM – FIRST GEL 100 CAF 100 AT 6KM. Alternating between GEL 100 CAF 100 and GEL 100 every 6km.

• SUB 3:00:00h RUNNER 1x GEL every 20 – 25 min
• SUB 4:00:00h RUNNER 1x GEL every 30 – 35 min
• SUB 5:00:00h RUNNER 1x GEL every 40 – 45 min