It goes without saying that all sports are brutal on their athletes, and that's what makes them fun. Running is no exception -- the damage to knees and ankles is well-proved, as is the constant threat of inattentive drivers. But what makes athletes, runners in particular but by no means solely, add on unnecessary agony and misery?
In other words: Why would anyone in their right mind ingest energy gels? These foil packets of pure viscous evil are as beloved as anything in the sport, up to and including the famed T3. Unfortunately they are inedible, and as a result are completely ineffective for all but the sanity-deprived. It's unfathomable that anyone would play $1.50 to drink/eat a thick, gooey gel from a tube and instantly parches one's mouth, all in the name of replacing electrolytes.
And yet they do, and I will too: three times during tomorrow's run. Because as long as I'm going to kill myself, I at least want to look like an expert at it.
Did I mention I'm pretty nervous about all this? I am.
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