{"id":9891,"date":"2010-06-21T13:39:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/?p=9891"},"modified":"2020-04-13T15:26:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T19:26:37","slug":"gatorade-g-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/gatorade-g-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Track: A New Workout & A New Sports Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"

As most of you know, two weeks ago I ran my first 50-mile race<\/a>.\u00a0 Recovery took a little longer than planned when I got sick for almost a week afterward.\u00a0 I hadn’t been sick in years, but given the exertion (and the heat) of that day, I guess it’s not all that surprising that my immune system was weakened.<\/p>\n

\"GatoradeI eased back into training with a relaxed week, the most difficult workout of which was a new one at the track that I did for the first time.\u00a0 I also tried out\u00a0 new product, Gatorade G2 Natural<\/a> (yep, high-fructose-free Gatorade).<\/p>\n

Here’s all you need to know about each.<\/p>\n

A Speed Workout Built for Marathoners<\/h2>\n

I’ve written about track workouts<\/a> before, and this one isn’t too different from the mile repeats I explained in that post.\u00a0 But while that focused on speed—only three mile-repeats at a very fast pace—this one feels more appropriate for endurance training.<\/p>\n

It’s simple: Run a mile at your 5K pace.\u00a0 Rest for two laps (jogging recommended, walking okay).\u00a0 Repeat.<\/p>\n

Shoot for four of them at first, and work your way up to six (or eight, which is what a guy who I ran with did.\u00a0 He was featured in Runner’s World this month!)<\/p>\n

It doesn’t sound terribly exciting or fun, but the stuff that works never is.\u00a0 Two laps of rest seems like a lot, but these miles will wear you down.\u00a0 After four of these at 6:20 pace, I was finished.\u00a0 I’ll blame the 50 and the illness and try again next week.<\/p>\n

New Gatorade G\/G2 Natural<\/h2>\n

Don’t deny it.\u00a0 You kind of snicker (like I do) when you see runners drinking Gatorade.<\/p>\n

I like Gatorade.\u00a0 It tastes good.\u00a0 But until recently, it has been a convenience store treat or a hangover-killer, not a sports drink.<\/p>\n

But then Gatorade came out with the G Series.\u00a0 Designed for optimal performance, not for pairing with beef jerky and Doritos.\u00a0 Specifically targeted for pre-workout, during-workout, or recovery<\/a>.\u00a0 And no more high-fructose corn syrup.<\/p>\n

Now Gatorade has gone one step farther (presumably to please the all the whack-jobs like us who really pay attention to ingredient lists!).\u00a0 The new G Natural and G2 Natural<\/a> boast all-natural ingredients.<\/p>\n

G2 Natural:<\/strong> Water, sucrose, dextrose, citric acid, natural flavor, sea salts (sodium chloride, potassium chloride), sodium citrate, beta carotene.<\/p>\n

G2 Natural Low-Calorie:<\/strong> Water, sucrose, erythritol, citric acid, natural flavor, sea salts (sodium chloride, potassium chloride), sodium citrate, vegetable juice, Reb A (PureVia).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sure, it’s not Vega Sport<\/a>, but come on, this is pretty good for Gatorade.\u00a0 Those -oses are just sugars, nothing to be afraid of if you’re working out hard.\u00a0 The G2 Natural has a few ingredients that might raise red flags: erythiritol<\/a>, which is a sugar alcohol, and Reb A, a stevia<\/a>-derived sweetener.\u00a0 Both are used to replace sugar in the G2, which is the low-calorie version.\u00a0 (I still don’t really get the idea behind low-calorie sports drinks anyway, unless the sole purpose is to rehydrate and replenish electrolytes.\u00a0 When I drink a sports drink, I do it for<\/em> the sugar and calories.)<\/p>\n

Gatorade sent me one bottle of each to try out and review.\u00a0 I really enjoyed the G Natural, which tasted only slightly more medicinal than regular Gatorade.\u00a0 I drank it during my track workout and it certainly did the job of satisfying the thirst (Gatorade’s still “for that deep down body thirst,” right?)<\/p>\n

The G2 Natural tasted sort of like regular Gatorade, but it had that easily-identifiable stevia aftertaste, so I didn’t like it nearly as much.\u00a0 But I suppose if low-cal is your thing, then this would be a pretty good one.\u00a0 (If that’s the case though, you might want to consider reading a different blog.)<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in trying G\/G2 Natural, they’re only available at select Whole Foods stores right now; you can see which ones on Gatorade’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So that’s it!\u00a0 New workout.\u00a0 New sports drink.\u00a0 Not sick anymore.\u00a0 Registered for the Vermont 50-miler<\/a> in September and the Marine Corps Marathon<\/a> in October (more on that in another post).<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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