#Energy Gels
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Best Running Gels, According to Editors and Science
Runner's World editors tested nine energy gels on taste, digestibility, and carbohydrate formulation across months of training. Here is which gels stood out and what the research says about how your body actually absorbs them during long runs.
Sawe's marathon fuel: what hydrogel gels actually do
Sabastian Sawe broke two hours at the 2026 London Marathon in 97-gram Adidas shoes. But the Maurten hydrogel gels pinned to his bib may have mattered more. A new RCT finds they do not make you faster, but they do make you steadier.
Marathoners consume 16 percent fewer carbs than they think during races
A 2025 study in the European Journal of Sport Science found that marathon runners take in 16 percent less carbohydrate during races than they plan to, and overestimate how much they have consumed. The shortfall is driven by gel wastage, poor sleep, and pre-race anxiety, but there is an easy fix.