Holy crap Tom!

welp not much as happened... ha! was hoping that I'd be all trim but that wasn't meant to be.

I did however finish 2 marathons, 8 (I think) half marathons and a hand full of 5k/10k's but the last run I did was earlier this year completing a series for a local half marathon run. Work has really put a curve ball so I haven't been able to run regularly to make it worthwhile to do any more races. I've learned that running 26 miles is really not that enjoyable so I've been sticking to halves and even then it's really not that fun so I'm honestly lost as to why I subject myself to that pain/stupidity. Maybe running is just too boring... regardless I just view it is as a means to an end to get rid of the flat tire on me.

What I've learned from trying the various gels is that I really like the GU Tri Berry. Ended up going to REI to buy a bunch of different ones and see how it impacted my body. I learned that some just didn't work as my stomach said so pretty quickly. Good thing I just used it while running on the treadmill so it wasn't committing suicide but I did finally find a few that I liked so I just ran with that. Not sure if it's the best performing product but it helped on the longer runs and/or is useful for the burst of energy I needed on race day.

I have recently reinvigorated myself to run again so it'll be interesting if I will use the gels. The funny thing is that after doing a bunch of various runs, my body got accustomed to the run and I'm honestly on the fence on whether or not I really want to use the gels. But to ensure that I don't burn out, I have used the gels as an added insurance.