Every drank Ultima? Love it but my tummy did not.
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pshea15 posted 19 weeks ago.
I use Ultima as my training electrolyte drink. I first used it when training for Grandma's marathon and continued after since it's not sweetened, but I know lots who hate for that reason. As for problems ... I haven't had any GI issues when using it.
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gshuldes posted 19 weeks ago.
+1 pshea15 ... I have also used it when training for Grandma's the past two years (it's what they have on the course). I've had no problems with it.
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kylie posted 19 weeks ago.
I haven't tried it, but I'm a HUGE fan of Nuun for an electrolyte drink. Many local bike shops have it, and even some running places around here. It has no calories, so it's not a nutrition source as well as hydration (which IMO is good, but you need to be aware of if using it). I like it because it is way less sweet than the others, and I don't get that syrupy feeling with it.
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beads1985 posted 19 weeks ago.
I don't like ultima, so I usually drink gatorade.
When I want a break from that I take thermolyte tabs and drink water.
That takes care of my electrolytes and hydration.
I can decide what I want for my nutrition. ;-)
Nothing to it, but to do it
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theShiba posted 19 weeks ago.
+1 for Nuun if you are just looking for Electrolytes (what plants need) but not calories.
They sell it at lots of places, including REI.
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mccnc posted 19 weeks ago.
Okay so I gave Ultima another chance during a swim last night and I seemed to be okay. Thanks for the suggestion of trying out Nuun. I think I'll give that a try as well as very carefully continuing to see how Ultima will treat me.
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kylie posted 19 weeks ago.
laprokop wrote:
Price?
If you mean for nuun, it is around $6.50 a tube. Each tube has 12 tablets in it, and I often just use half a tablet if putting it in one of the shorter waterbottles (all that fits on my bike). So that makes it 24 servings per tube, and less than 30 cents a serving. If you use a full tablet in each bottle, it is about 55 cents a serving. Not bad for a great tasting drink :) Plus it is easy to carry an extra tablet or two, get water at parks, and have electrolyte drink for the whole ride!
Does anyone drink Ultima?
(www.ultimareplenisher.com)
Someone told me to try this because I've found that gatorage, poweraid and some other drink that you can buy easily in a store to be way to sweet. So I cut them water but was then told I was diluting them too much.
Back to my point though--I loved the taste of Ultima-it had the perfect sweetness (or lack there of) for me. However...during a little mini-tri session yesterday I had the worst cramps and ended up having to take an unexpected pit stop in the middle of nowhere. No fun. Thanks to this forum I came back to the transition area save and sound but one sock short.
Nothing else was new to my routine but the drink so I want to blame it! I'm sure I could just try it again but really don't want to suffer unnecessarily (it was just so yummy for the first 10 min.).
Has anyone every used this and had good/bad experiences with it? Or do you drink something else that is not so sweet and is easy to find/buy-not on the internet?
Thanks for your thoughts!