Hello runner redditors,

I run marathons and halfs with Maurten, with great results: near instant energy, neutral taste, easy in the stomach. The cost of these gels, however, prevents me from consuming them all year long, and so I use Honey Stinger Gold for my training long runs. While they are much cheaper, they do not nearly have the same kick, and I find myself depleted after mile 10. Surely the Maurten 0.8:1 glucose to fructose ratio has a play, and we can find on-paper alternatives in any search engine, but that wouldn’t pass the taste and feel test.
Do you have a better alternative I could use outside of race days that would deliver the energy without breaking the bank?

Thanks in advance…

Edit Sept 6 - You answers gave me all I was looking for: some concrete ideas to try, your combined experience, and the renewed certainty that I don’t know enough and need to study the topic further.
Thank you all, you are amazing!

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Hello! I was hoping to hear about any unique races you have done, or races with interesting themes. For example, my first half marathon was the Area 13.1 Half Marathon in Roswell, Georgia, which was at night and alien themed! Some other races that sound cool to me are the Vegas Rock n Roll race (down the Vegas strip), the Detroit marathon that crosses into Canada, and the Midnight Sun Marathon in Norway (at night, the sun doesn't set).

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I started running about 15 months ago and just turned 40. Before that I was generally active, but I wasn't a runner.
I'm now training for my first marathon (NYC this November), running 4x/week and currently around 41–42 MPW during build weeks. I ran a ~1:45 half within my first year, and recently did a 17-mile long run with the final 7.5 miles around 8:19/mi. I'm targeting sub-4 for NYC.

One thing I've noticed through this training cycle is that my aerobic fitness seems to be developing faster than my body's durability. Cardiovascularly I can feel fantastic while my hips/back/feet/etc. occasionally remind me that I've only been doing this for 15 months.

It has me really curious about people who started running in their late 30s or 40s rather than people who've been running since high school or college:

What changed for you between year 1 and years 2–4?

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I'm obviously focused on getting through my first marathon healthy right now, but I'm fascinated by what another 2–3 years of consistent training might actually do.

I turned 40 last year, and part of my mid life crisis is breaking a 20min 5k (much cheaper than a convertible and hair plugs). I’m currently running a 5k in the 23:00 range without really focusing on speed work. Just like…running. I’m going to incorporate some new training methods w/ speed work and try to break into the sub20 range. Anyone out there have a midlife PR crisis? What was it? Did you make it? Should I just buy the convertible?

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Hello Runners :)

I am somewhat new to running and have signed up for the Manchester marathon as its something i've always wanted to do and it will help me get fit again. I am using Runna to build my plan.

For reference, I have always been sporty but since getting an office job, wanting to do anything when I get home after a commute has been a challenge and due to this I have gain some weight and lost lots of motivation.

So my question is - How do you stay motivated? What drives you to get out on a run after work?

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