New York City Marathon

Running

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New York takes guts.

As the Official Hydrogel Sports Fuel of the New York Road Runners and the TCS New York City Marathon, Maurten will be with you on-course on race day — fueling you from the Bronx to Staten Island with Gel 100 and Gel 100 Caf 100. But your start line is now — in training. This is the time to plan, experiment, and practice the art of fueling with Maurten — the same you’ll have available on race day.

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Date

26.11.01

Maurten on track

As Official Hydrogel Sports Fuel of the New York Road Runners and the TCS New York City Marathon, Maurten will be there with you, on-course. Hydrogel Fuel Depots — with Gel 100 and Gel 100 Caf 100 — will be available at miles 12 and 18.

Prepare

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.

The offer will apply automatically when you select "Verify my email" at checkout.
Excludes Bicarb System.

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Maurten
Gel 100
(12 servings)
$45.00
$9.38 / 100g

Maurten
Marathon Race Collection
(11 Servings)
$45.00
$8.74 / 100g

Maurten
Gel 100 Caf 100
(12 servings)
$52.00
$10.83 / 100g

Fuel like a pro

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.

How to fuel

Session type	Race/Training
Fartlek	Training
An unstructured run of varying pace — a mix of fast and slow. The pacing variations are determined in-the-moment by the athlete’s feelings, rhythms, and the terrain. What is a Fartlek training session? Recommended strategy Pre-exercise 1-4 hours before 1 x Solid 160 or 1 x Solid C 160 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
Tempo	Training
A sustained run at moderate intensity or a little slower than the race pace you are training for. The session should not be extremely fatiguing or exhausting. No fueling required during the main set or cool down. Recommended strategy Pre-exercise 1-4 hours before 1 x Solid 160 or 1 x Solid C 160 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
Half marathon	Racing
Based on two (2x Gel160) to three (3x Gel100) gels in total, equivalent to 75-80g of carbohydrates total: Sub75 min = 3:33 min/km = 60-64 g/h Sub90 min = 4:16 min/km = 50-53 g/h Sub105 min = 4:59 min/km = 43-46 g/h Sub120 min = 5:40 min/km = 38-40 g/h Sub135 min = 6:24 min/km = 33-36 g/h Recommended strategy Preloading The day before Nothing Pre-race 1-4 hours before 1 x Drink Mix 160 or 1 x Solid C 160 During warm-up 15-45 min before 1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or 1 x Gel 100 or 1 x Gel 160 During the race 2 x Gel 100 or 1 x Gel 160
Marathon	Racing
Based on five (GEL160) to seven (GEL100) GELs in total - or 175-200g of carbohydrate: Sub2:30 = 3:33 min/km = 70-80 g/h = 1x every 20 min Sub3:00 = 4:16 min/km = 58-67 g/h = 1x every 25 min Sub3:30 = 4:59 min/km = 50-57 g/h = 1x every 30 min Sub4:00 = 5:40 min/km = 44-50 g/h = 1x every 35 min Sub4:30 = 6:24 min/km = 39-44 g/h = 1x every 40 min Recommended strategy Preloading The day before 1 x Drink Mix 320 and 1 x Solid 160 Pre-race 1–4 hours before 1 x Drink Mix 160 and 1 x Solid 160 During warm-up 15 min before 1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or 1 x Gel 160 or 1 x Gel 100 During the race Six Gels, one every 6k Different options. 6 x Gel 100 or 2 x Gel 100 Caf 100 and 4 x Gel 100 or 4 x Gel 160