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Boston Marathon

Fueling your Boston Marathon with Maurten — from Hopkinton to Boylston Street — starts now. This is when you plan, experiment, and get used to your race day fuel. By fueling the varied tempos and intensities of your training — from fartlek to long runs — it helps your body adapt faster to the process of becoming a marathon runner. Order your Maurten fuel using the same email address that you registered with for the marathon and a 20% discount will automatically be applied at the checkout.

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Maurten on track

As Official Hydrogel Sports Fuel Partner to the 128th Boston Marathon, Maurten will be there with you, on-course. Hydrogel Fuel Depots — with Gel 100 — will be at Wellesly (11.8 miles), Newton (17 miles), and Boston College (21.5 miles). Fueling you beyond Heartbreak Hill and onwards for a strong finish.

Get used to the on-course fuel.

On-course

Fuel like a pro

The following Fuel Guides outline fueling strategies for common running training sessions and race plans. A fuel guide is highly personal. Use this information as reference only to fuel your training and racing better.

Sports fuel is supported by science and works alongside real food — not as a replacement. Some Fuel Guides — longer or more intense — rely heavily on the specific composition of sports nutrition. Others less so.

How to fuel

Pre-exercise
1-4 hours before

1 x Solid 225 or
1 x Solid C 225

Warm-up: Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 160


What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?

Warm-up
10-30min

1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 160 or
1 x Gel 100

Main set
30-60min

Nothing

Cool down
10-30 min

Nothing

Pre-exercise
1-4 hours before

1 x Solid 225 or
1 x Solid C 225

Warm-up: 1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 160


What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?
Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?

Warm-up
10-30min

1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 160 or
1 x Gel 100

Main set
20-50min

Nothing

Cool down
10-30 min

Nothing

Preloading
The day before

Nothing

Pre-race
1-4 hours before

1 x Drink Mix 160 or
1 x Solid C

Maurten recommends:

Warm-up: Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 100 or Gel 160​
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Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?​
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?

During warm-up
15-45 min before

1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 100 or
1 x Gel 160

Maurten recommends:

Race: Either Gel 100 at 6k and 12k or 1 x Gel 160​

What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?

During the race

2 x Gel 100 or
1 x Gel 160

Preloading
The day before

1 x Drink Mix 320 or
1 x Solid 225

Pre-race
1–4 hours before

1 x Drink Mix 160 or
1 x Solid 225

Maurten recommends:

Warm-up: Gel 100 Caf 100 or Gel 160​ or Gel 100

Why should I use sports nutrition with Caffeine?​
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?

During warm-up
15 min before

1 x Gel 100 Caf 100 or
1 x Gel 160 or
1 x Gel 100

Maurten recommends:

Either: 1 Gel 100 every 6k or 4 x GEL 160

Why should I use sports nutrition with caffeine?
What’s the difference between Maurten Gel 100 and Gel 160?

During the race
Six Gels, one every 6k

Different options.

6 x Gel 100 or
2 x Gel 100 Caf 100 and 4 x Gel 100 or
4 x Gel 160

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