Running Times' Guide to Sports Drinks and Gels
Don't Leave Home Without Them
By Suzanne Girard Eberle
As featured in the July August 2001 issue of Running Times Magazine
 Fluid/Electrolyte Replacement Drinks |
| Product (8 oz) | Calories | Carbohydrates (g) | Carb. Conc. | Sodium (mg) |
| Accelerade | 105 | 19.5 | 8% | 142.5 |
| Cytomax | 50 | 10 | 4% | 50 |
| Gatorade | 50 | 12 | 5% | 110 |
| GPUSH | 25 | 6 | 2.5% | 170 |
| GU2O | 50 | 13 | 6% | 120 |
| PowerBar PERFORM | 60 | 16 | 7% | 110 |
| Shaklee Performance | 100 | 25 | 10% | 115 |
| SoBe Sports System | 70 | 19 | 8% | 70 |
| Ultima Replenisher | 20 | 5 | 2% | 25 |
| XLR8 | 50 | 12 | 5% | 40 |
 Recovery/Replenishment Drinks |
| Product | Serving Size | Calories | Carbs (g) | Protein (g) | Fat (g) |
| Boost | 8 oz can | 240 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| EnduroxR4 | 2 scoops/12 oz | 280 | 53 | 14 | 1.5 |
| Metabolol Endurance | 2 scoops/12 oz | 200 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| Shaklee Physique | 4 scoops/8 oz | 210 | 38 | 14 | 0 |
| Sustained Energy | 3 scoops/8-12 oz | 334 | 73 | 10.5 | 0 |
| UltraFuel | 2 scoops/16 oz | 400 | 100 | 0 | 0 |