Berlin runs on hydrogel.
Soon enough, you’ll be crossing the finish line at Brandenburg Gate. But your start line is now — in training. This is your chance to practice the art of fueling with Maurten Gel 100 and Drink Mix 160 — the same that you’ll have available during race day. As the official Hydrogel Sports Fuel Partner of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, Maurten will be with you on-course.
As the official Hydrogel Sports Fuel Partner for the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, Maurten will be there with you, on-course. Hydrogel Fuel Depots with Drink Mix 160 at km 5 and 17 plus Gel 100 at km 12 will fuel you all the way to Brandenburg Gate.
Before race day, visit the Maurten booth at the expo — moved from last year’s location at Tempelhof to Messe Berlin for 2025 — to get extra advice, any last-minute fuel purchases, or to pick up your Race Pack.
Start getting used to Maurten in training now — order on maurten.com using the same email address you registered with for the race and save 20% automatically at checkout. To get your participant discount, your email address needs to be verified.
As a Berlin athlete, pre-book your Race Pack through the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON with the link below and collect it before race day at the Maurten expo booth. It complements your on-course fueling and ensures you take in the right carbohydrates pre-race. Check our half marathon fuel guide to learn when to use each Maurten product included in the Race Pack.
The Race Pack includes:
The following Fuel Guides outline fueling strategies for common running training sessions and race plans. A fuel guide is highly personal. Use this information as reference only to fuel your training and racing better.
Sports fuel is supported by science and works alongside real food — not as a replacement. Some Fuel Guides — longer or more intense — rely heavily on the specific composition of sports nutrition. Others less so.
Preloading
The day before
Nothing
Pre-race
1-4 hours before
1 x Drink Mix 160 or
1 x Solid C 160
Maurten recommends:
Warm-up: Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 100 or Gel 160
Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
During warm-up
15-45 min before
1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 100 or
1 x Gel 160
Maurten recommends:
Race: Either Gel 100 at 6k and 12k or 1 x Gel 160
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
During the race
2 x Gel 100 or
1 x Gel 160
Pre-exercise
1-4 hours before
1 x Solid 160 or
1 x Solid C 160
Warm-up: Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 160
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?
Warm-up
10-30min
1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 160 or
1 x Gel 100
Main set
30-60min
Nothing
Cool down
10-30 min
Nothing
Pre-exercise
1-4 hours before
1 x Solid 160 or
1 x Solid C 160
Warm-up: 1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 160
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?
Warm-up
10-30min
1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 160 or
1 x Gel 100
Main set
20-50min
Nothing
Cool down
10-30 min
Nothing
Maurten recommends
Pre-exercise: Solid 225
Aim for 25-40 grams of carbohydrates
Pre-exercise
1-4 hours before
1 x Solid 160 or
1 x Solid C 160
Warm-up
10-30min
Nothing
Maurten recommends:
Main session: One Gel 100 or Gel 160 per hour
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?
Main set
40-160min
Per hour:
1 x Gel 160 or
1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1x Gel 100
Cool down
10-30 min
Nothing
Sports drink bottle 500ml with mixing instructions for Maurten Drink Mix. Fits standard bottle cages for bikes.
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