DIY Energy Drink

Last Sunday’s long-run almost did not happen. The winter-is-back-blues almost took its toll. In the end, I decided to go out anyway and see how far it would go. And maybe discovered a secret runner’s blues weapon on the way: a DIY energy drink. Just recently I started experimenting mixing sugar into water, add a bit of salt and call that “fueling”. I got the idea from an article, where science suggests that normal household sugar is better for endurance sport than what you usually buy. I tried it twice so far and besides the practicality, easiness and even money-saving, in both cases, the runs went much better than I had expected. Last Sunday’s running blues turned out to be a 20 miler along the canal, much faster and much more energetic than I thought were possible. But there were also bumps along the way. Literally. Check out the vlog: