The BEST Gel For The Marathon | BPN vs Maurten vs SIS *Honest Review*

Today we’ll be comparing three of the major players in the running gel scene. Maurten’s Gel 100, BPN’s Go Gel & SIS’s Isotonic gel. Which tastes the best? Which performs best? Which is the most cost effective? I’ll give you my honest review after using all 3 gels. This video is not sponsored in any way. Enjoy!

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today we are going to be talking about gels gels are the most common form of fuel when it comes to interrun nutrition for the marathon and be that in 8 weeks time I’m trying to run my first ever sub 230 Marathon I thought I’d go over compare and review the top three gels I’ve been using personally in both practice and performance when it comes to marathon training I don’t want to waste anybody’s time so let’s get right into it we’re going to be ranking our gels based on three categories one The Taste and texture two the price and three the formula and actual performance of the gel itself here we go first up we have one of the most premium and Premier gels on the market to date used by many amateurs and Pros alike the Morton gel 100 I’m not sure exactly how long Morton has been around I personally heard about it a few years back but many Runners swear by this as the best performing gel on the market to date now let’s get into the texture and taste of the gel 100 by Morton for me personally I do not like either the texture or taste of this I first tried the Morton gels on a 10m hard effort run a couple weeks before Boston we did a 10 mile at Newport Back Bay at around 530 per mile pace and I decided to take a couple of these bad boys I had bought in a 10 pack a few weeks back it taken some time to get to me and when they finally did get to me I was super excited my excitement quickly died away when I first put these things in my mouth it has a slight kind of ting to it I guess but it’s basically flavorless flavor if that makes any sense at all if you know what I’m talking about let me know in the comments down below but yeah it basically has like a no taste taste to it the texture however is where Morton really lost me on this I just think it’s way too chunky and kind of satin my stomach like a rock honestly tried out the Morton gels one each super chunky like someone threw up in my mouth hate it chunky monkey I took it without water because they say you can take it without water and I just didn’t like it I wish I would have had some water with it maybe it would have gone down easier when I first tried this out I will say that when I did have it in Boston like 20 M into the run it was a little bit better I think because maybe it was just warm on the table sitting out in the sun for some part of the day so it was a little bit better but still a little too chunky and yeah I just didn’t agree with my stomach really just sat kind of at the bottom that feeling that you just have something in your stomach which I really really don’t like especially during a hard effort run so I would probably give more in a 2 and 1 half out of five stars now for the price a pack of 12 Morton gels on the feed.com or on the official Morton website will cost you $43.20 which comes out to $360 cents a single serving that’s before taxes shipping anything like that included which isn’t too bad but it’s pretty expensive honestly obviously I think the formula is really well made and really well done so that’s something to consider too when you’re thinking about the quality actually of the gel itself $33.60 in my book is still pretty expensive though even for a very premium gel I would give it a 3 and2 out of five stars on price for the formula the Morton gel is as follows it is water glucose fructose calcium carbonate gluconic acid and sodium alginate it is a 40 G packet 1.4 o with 25 of those 40 G coming from carbohydrates so about 62 1.2% which is very carb heavy which I think is great when it comes to in run fuel for me performance- wise these gels really did save me I think from fully bonking in Boston the last half the last 13.1 miles I was struggling and these things definitely kept me alive I still slowed down a lot on that second half but I think if I had maybe any other gel I don’t know if they would have worked as well personally I think these perform great I think they did an awesome job and if they were just given to me probably for free I would still definitely take these or maybe given to me at a discounted rate I might consider them however the texture and taste for me really is just something I don’t like but performance-wise I think these do great I would give it a four and a half out of five stars let’s move on to our next gel and that would be the bpn go gel which is the new kid on the block from bare performance nutrition I think these things just came out probably like one or two months ago so let’s talk about it I’ve tried these over my last probably three long runs now I think I’ve had two for the last three long run so I’ve had six of them flavor-wise I would say they are a bit too sweet for me this tast tastes a lot like an apple pie filling you know the Great Value apple pie filling in the can I’ll throw up a picture so you know what I’m talking about if you know what that tastes like this is very very close to that these are very sweet for me at least if you like apple pie filling you’re going to absolutely love this gel I think it’s decent I would like a little bit less maybe on the sweetness I did have these with water and that helped you probably could get away without water but I wouldn’t recommend it I think it’s still a little too thick for my liking to have it just with no other liquid wi it involves so definitely better than the Morton gel but still a bit too on the candy side tasting for me I’d probably give it a 3 and 1/2 out of five on taste and texture for price again on the feed.com and on the bpn website you can get a box of 10 of these for $30 not including any taxes or shipping so that comes out to $3 a packet a little bit cheaper than Morton but still somewhat expensive especially if you’re going to be going through a lot of these during a marathon prep and during a Race So I’m going to give that a four out of of five on price now for the formula this is what the ingredients are apple juice concentrate brown rice syrup Apple puree purified water lemon juice concentrate sea salt and ground cinnamon total it is a 41 G packet 1.45 o with 24 of those 41 G coming from carbohydrates so just barely bigger than the Morton gel and just one less gram of carb I think it does great and it gives you that fast acting carbohydrates and glucose that you need in your run so that’s awesome but for me personally it’s just a little too close to honestly just like a very sugary tasting applesauce for me especially for $3 a pop um I think it is decent and gets the job done it performs well I would give it a four out of five stars on the performance front would I use this or buy this again for my race probably not maybe when they come out with a new flavor if I really like that flavor make it a little bit cheaper and change the formula up a little bit overall not bad it is bpn first go at a go gel no pun intended I think as they progress and probably make more of these make different flavors different iterations I expect it to get better over time but that is my review of The bpn Go gel and last but not least really one of the first gels I ever started using when trading for the marathon is the sis which stands for science in sport isotonic gel these gels come in a variety of flavors this one is the lemon and lime I’ve also had the orange and The Salted strawberry and they taste pretty decent not too sweet which I love but what I like most about this gel is definitely the texture it’s nice and almost watery it’s very liquidy goes down nice and easy doesn’t feel like there’s a rock or sits in my stomach in any way and I can take it without water or any liquid if need be which I love so for texture and taste overall I’m going to go 4 and 1/2 out of five for the sis gel now for pricing once again on the feed.com you can get a box of 30 of these for around $50 to $55 depending on the flavor which comes out to anywhere between 166 and 183 per gel or if you don’t want to purchase that many many as many as 30 you can do a box of I think it’s six for somewhere like $11 which is still under $2 a unit which in my opinion is a great deal for a solid performing gel such as this one so in my book this gets again a 4.5 out of five for pricing now for the formula ingredients in the sis gels we have water mthod extran flavorings acidity Regulators preservatives and sweetener you can read all the parentheses I’ll put up a screenshot of them so you can read all them by yourself maybe I am slightly biased sis was the first gel I really started to enjoy when it came to The Taste getting it down digesting it and actually noticed a difference in my performance when it came to taking these on longer harder efforts for the marathon I would give the performance a four out of five I think these things are solid the most important thing to take away from this is just trial and error try these things on your long runs try different kinds of fueling strategies and nutrition and see what works best for you what’s the most cost effective and what is the most just realistic for your training in general you might find that you try all these three you don’t like them and you go with something else I think that’s awesome everybody’s going to be a little different I thought it’ just be cool to give my opinion on these three gels that I really kind of got the chance to use and live with for a while when it comes to my marathon training if you enjoyed this video please don’t forget to hit that like button and let me know down in the comments below what is your personal favorite gel and what is your optimal nutrition and fueling plan for the marathon thank you so much for watching as always big good humans do good things search for happiness [Music] peace [Music]