Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
The real thing to take away is to try lots of things and do it *before* your event. It's no fun to get a surprise during your race/ride/run.
Ack, yes. I tried gummy bears when getting on my bike in my first tri. I stuffed a huge handful in. I had such a dry mouth that they immediately turned into a thick, plastic-tasking, goopy, clod. I had to spit them out, and had an unpleasant taste in my mouth for the rest of the race.

Neutral on the GU. Tried it once. I clutched it in my hand like a security blanket and took occasional "hits" the entire run, and finished with brown, sticky, GU-py hands. Yuck. Need to find a new strategy, but it definitely kept me from crashing.