Fueling on the Run.....

The team's shorter training runs of 5-10 miles around NWF Headquarters and often over lunch mean fueling and hydrating-- two key runner's concerns-- before heading out and if you can, grabbing some goodies along the trail. Don't try the mushrooms though.

Longer runs and races of 4-12 hours require carrying potent fuel like those sticky wonders known as gels and goos, beef jerky, drinkable foods like Ensure or Perpetuem, and even more important, having your crew or race volunteers offer you donuts, M&Ms, sandwiches, salted potatoes and lots of other real food at a support station.

On the right, Andrew demonstrates the unique "run, jump and snap" method of procuring fuel on the trail. He was able to consume 30 of large fox grapes, the wild ancestor of our Concord grapes, before disappearing into the wilds of Reston and soon experiencing significant stomach cramping.


Maybe GU isn't a bad way to keep energized!