PowerBar introduces another product for athletes who need fast fuel during endurance activities, PowerBar Gel Blasts. Get the energy you need when you want it on your bike / run workout or race with PowerBar Gel Blasts, featuring C2 MAX optimized carbohydrate blend.

A pouch of Gel Blasts provides as much fast-absorbing energy as 1.5 PowerBar Gels. Each easy-to-open, resealable pouch contains nine energy chews providing a total of 45 grams of carbohydrates per pouch. The bite-sized energy chews have a soft outer shell with a liquid center. The PowerBar Gel Blasts are a convenient, easy-to-consume, source of concentrated carbohydrates that are designed to give you the blast of energy you need to push through your next workout or race.

 • C2 MAX optimized carbohydrate blend scientifically proven to speed energy to muscles
 • One pouch provides as much energy as 1.5 PowerBar gels (9 pieces per pack)
 • No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives
 • Easy-to-open, resealable pouch
 • Non-stick, bite-size pieces for convenient refueling
 • Flavors: Natural Lemon, Natural Cola
 • Natural Cola flavor with 2X caffeine helps increase alertness and focus
 • Natural Lemon flavor with vitamin C helps support your immune system

The MSRP seems to be around: $29.99 for a case of 16 pouches based on prices from some online stores.
 

Clif Bar has two new products if your triathlon off-season or base building workouts take you outside this winter. Recognizing the specific nutrition needs of winter athletes, the company expanded its CLIF SHOT brand specifically creating hydration and recovery drinks that target the unique needs of cold weather athletes with flavors that match the season. You still need to stay hydrated and replenish your body this winter, that’s why they have introduced their all-new CLIF SHOT Hot Electrolyte and Recovery beverages. Now we have hot drinks for warming up, hydrating and refueling before, during or after cold a cold winter workout.

CLIF SHOT Electrolyte Hot Apple Cider - Warm up and hydrate yourself on those icy-cold days with CLIF SHOT Electrolyte Hot Apple Cider. Unlike coffee or tea, this sports drink has the perfect blend of electrolytes and carbohydrates to fuel your chilly adventure. One self-serve packet mixed with hot water makes 16 oz. of Hot Apple Cider. Contains 97% Organic Ingredients. (MSRP: $1.50)

CLIF SHOT Recovery Hot Chocolate - Now cold weather athletes can recover in a new way. CLIF SHOT Recovery Hot Chocolate is the ideal blend of protein, carbohydrates and amino acids to aid in muscle repair and hydration immediately following cold weather endurance activities. One self-serve packet mixed with hot water makes 8 oz. of Hot Chocolate. Contains 87% Organic Ingredients. (MSRP: $1.70)

Gainesville, FL (November 27, 2007) - Dr. J. Robert Cade, the legendary University of Florida scientist who led the research team that gave the world Gatorade, died Tuesday at Shands at UF medical center. He was 80.

“Today, with his passing, the University of Florida lost a legend, lost one of its best friends and lost a creative genius,” said Dr. Edward Block, chairman of the department of medicine in the College of Medicine, where Cade was an emeritus professor. “Losing any one of those is huge. When you lose all three in one person, it’s something you cannot recoup.”

He had a sense of humor, a quirky one at that, friends and colleagues said. His research, philanthropy and leadership helped countless people during his more than 40 years at UF.

Dr. Cade liked to tell the story of how a football player sampling an early batch of Gatorade compared the beverage’s taste to a less-than-savory bodily fluid. An old newspaper article describes how he tested the durability of a hydraulic helmet he invented by hitting an assistant in the head. She was wearing the helmet, and it, of course, worked brilliantly.

In the sport of triathlon and others sports, hydration is key especially in the hot days of summer. Our performance and well being is directly related to how well we replenish our body with fluids. In my previous post "Triathlon Training or Race Day Hydration Gear" I talked about specific gear you can use while you are out training or racing to keep yourself hydrated. The post did not talk about what you should do to keep yourself well hydrated, like what you should drink, how much should you drink and so on. There are is a lot of information out there, but sometimes it just too technical for the average triathlete to follow.

The Running Wild with Coach Joe blog has put together a simple, non-technical, list that covers the basics of hydration. Here is preview of the "Ten things runners and triathletes need to know about hydration" post, make sure to check out his post for the rest of the list:

1. You need to be well hydrated before you start your run or workout. If you start partially dehydrated, it only gets worse from there.

Ten things you need to know about hydration [via Running Wild with Coach Joe]

Joe English is the author of the Running Wild blog as well as Head Coach of American Endurance Sports Coaching and the Team in Training Marathon Program in Portland, Oregon. He is also the running coach for the Portland Triathlon Club. He is also an expert level marathon runner and triathlete and also runs ultra-marathons.

Here are a couple of products to help you stay hydrated this summer while it's hot out during your training or longer distance races. These triathlon related products are unique in the sense that they offer dual chambers for you to store a mix of products.

Swigz Dual-Chamber Sports Bottle

Here is a new 24oz dual-chamber water bottle just released. The Swigz Dual-Chamber Sports Bottle features two independent 12oz intertwined chambers with corresponding dual color coded sport tops. You can use it to store any combination of drinks, for example water on one side and your favorite electrolyte replacement drink on the other side or a pre-workout drink on one side and your recovery drink on the other. No matter what combination you mix, you'll have what you need to stay out on the road. The Swigz sport bottles are made from durable and recyclable materials, and are designed to fit all standard bike bottle cages. Get your SWIGZ Endurance Dual Hydration Sports Bottle (MSRP: $14.95) at Amazon.com or GoldsGear.com.


PodiumQuest Hydration System

If you you need more than 24oz of fluid to stay hydrated on your ride then you might want to check out the PodiumQuest Hydration System. This 50oz water bottle unit is designed to slide on to your aero bars. It's a double chamber water bottle unit that has a 23oz upper chamber and a 27oz lower chamber which is the equivalent of 2 normal sized water bottles. Like the Swigz water bottle, this unit allows you to have your favorite mixture of fluids on your bike whether it's a training or race day. Each fluid compartment has a separate straw that extends for drinking. The unit is translucent so you can see your fluid levels at all times. You can buy this product directly from CEE GEES (MSRP: $46.95).

Newbury Park, CA – January 10, 2007 - SaltStick™ , innovative electrolyte capsules and dispensers based on solid science and sound engineering, have been named as the Official Electrolyte Capsule and Dispenser of North America Sports™ Inc., organizers of 6 Ironman™ and two 70.3 races for 2007. SaltStick™ dispensers provide “on the go” dispensing for easy ingestion of electrolytes.

SaltStick™ Caps have been formulated to provide a quantity of electrolyte salts that athletes need, in a form that the body can absorb, to help with the muscle cramping and heat stress involved in endurance events. SaltStick™ dispensers are water-resistant and fit inside most bicycle handlebars or mounted externally with a versatile clip that is also effective on hydration belts.