Review: Honey stingers... love 'em!

Honey stingers, both the gels and the chews, have become my go-to fuel.

They are Gluten Free, more natural than Gu (which I still use), and delicious.

I get both the gels and the chews. The gels seem to be better when I'm fading. The chews seem to be better when I feel hungry.

Supposedly a chocolate exists, but I haven't found it in the stores yet! I like vanilla the best.

Nutrition: Very high in sugar and have a few ingredients with long names, which I'm weary of but it's hard to avoid. Overall, though, much better than the alternatives. 100 to 160 calories per pack.

Taste: Really yummy! Since the ingredients are all natural, you don't get that awful syrupy artificial aftertaste.

Packaging: The gels are really easy to open. I had some trouble opening a pack of chews on the bike.

Going public!

I’ve just wiped away all my other feeble attempts at being a blogger on my WordPress account (The record: one week, apart from the year I actually got paid for it).

But I'm going to transfer over a couple old posts from a private blog so it will look like this has been around for awhile!

I’m still of the opinion that no one really cares about me whining about shin splits but I’ve found some pretty cool public blogs by people in the area and figured I’d give it a shot.

To sum things up, my short and fragmented running career in a few paragraphs:

Ran track and cross in high school. Went to college. Abandoned running and did usual college student stuff. Graduated from college and did the usual young professional stuff. Joined a gym at a few points. Learned that actually paying the membership fee isn’t enough if you want results. What a rip. Started C25K a few times. Gave up a few times.