GU’s latest power gel taste goals to nip bonking within the bud — and get some path work achieved within the course of.
Salted Lime Roctane Gel is salty, candy, and particularly designed for operating or using in scorching, dusty circumstances. The model launched the flavour as an
energy chew in 2020. Now, it’s obtainable as a single-serving 1.1 oz packet.
According to GU, Salted Lime Roctane is available in response to an abundance of particular requests from athletes on the 2021
Western States Endurance Run. When requested what taste they would favor for operating 100 miles within the Sierra Nevada summer season warmth, they “overwhelmingly” selected Salted Lime over 4 different choices.
GU began on the 1989 Western States run. Now, it comes full circle: a portion of proceeds from the brand new gel will fund path work that helps make the long-lasting run — the world’s oldest 100-mile path race — occur.
Better but, it’s presently on deep sale.
GU Salted Lime: a pairing suggestion, the best way to discover it, and who it advantages
Reviewing the brand new taste, Ultra runner and endurance bike owner
Camelia Mayfield introduced up a classic pairing. “It’s so good…all that’s missing is the tequila.”
Salt is important for balancing the fluid stage of blood and regulating muscle contraction. So, naturally, the human palate craves the style in instances of want. GU says it developed Salted Lime to ship sustenance to the physique with out upsetting the abdomen.
The Roctane Ultra Energy Series is a revved-up model of GU’s
original energy gel packets. Each 100-calorie Roctane has as much as 1425mg of amino acids, and 125mg of sodium. Each pocket-sized pouch additionally has 35mg of caffeine to spice up power and struggle fatigue. GU recommends that customers down the entire packet in a single go relatively than swallowing some and saving the remainder for later.
A portion of the proceeds from Salted Lime Roctane Ultra Series Gel gross sales will assist the Western States Endurance Run Foundation. The affiliate group of its 100-mile namesake race goals to steward the path system used in the course of the occasion. BikeRumor reached out to GU to learn the way a lot of the proceeds from the marketing campaign will go to the Foundation however hadn’t acquired a response as of this writing.
Salted Lime GU advantages the Western States Foundation.
The gels are available in packs of 24. MSRP clocks in at $63 however now, they’re on sale at a listed value that looks like a typo: decide up a 24-pack at
GU’s website for the kingly sum of $7.
