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I BOUGHT EVERY ENERGY GEL TO FIND THE BEST ONE! (Perfect To Fuel Marathons & Long Runs!)

2026-02-22 Sports
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Ben Parkes
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Top Comments (10)

@viCoN24 2026-02-22

Missing glucose to fructose ratio is a huge oversight in gel ratings.

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@DimitriusVanDormack 2026-02-23

How many plates was involved for how many washes ??? Was it the same single plate all along ? Which brand was the most difficult to wash off the plate ?

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@tadejdanev5030 2026-02-22

NDURANCE?

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@SamsungLover-t4p8z 2026-02-22

Your dedication and commitment to your viewers is phenomenal Ben 👏 God bless you. Always great content on your channel. Yup, Precision Hydration is banging! 👍

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@Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 2026-02-23

Seedless jam, a touch of water, in a small flexible flask

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@peachciroc4 2026-02-22

Honey Stinger Fruit Smoothie is an absolute banger!

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@btaratu14 2026-02-22

I’ve never tried them before. Super helpful video. I’m working up to my first half marathon so might try a couple out.

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@hankmancil178 2026-02-24

Ben: 25 minutes of sampling energy gels. After video run: sets new 42k PB. Because 15k just wasn’t long enough. 😉😄

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@Smashycrashy 2026-02-26

Table sugar is 1:1 glucose to fructose ratio (nearly ideal) and dirt cheap. Use that for training and diy gels (60g glucose/30g fructose) with 1.25g of pectin in 150ml of hot water for races and race simulation. That is 90g of carbs for under $1 (with packaging, apple sauce packs off amazon, fill with 150ml syringe). Sports nutrition is stupid expensive for what it is. The science/studies are complex, the formulations are extremely simple.

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@PatrickHeinrichs 2026-03-13

Mango flavour from MNSTRY is superb 👌🏻

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