Thanks Robin for letting me be a guest blogger! I wanted to share some info on a product I recently tried.
While visiting family in Orlando I had the opportunity to
attend a social event with the East Orlando chapter of Moms Run This Town. The
ladies in the group introduced me to a product called Cocogo, which is a powder
that you mix with water to create a sports drink. I really liked the product
and I was lucky to get my hands on some samples for the ladies in my local
chapter to try.
I have had experience with a few different fueling methods
so I will compare and contrast Cocogo to some of the more common ones.
Nuun – I use Nuun, but my biggest problem with it is that it
is messy. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but when I put the tablets in the water
bottles that go in my fuel belt, even if I wait 5 minutes before putting the
lids on, liquid starts shooting out of my bottles and random intervals. It
continues to shoot out throughout my run, at times making it look like I peed
my pants. Not cool. Plus it has a bit of a salty taste that I’m not especially
fond of, so I find myself needing to drink about 2/3 Nuun, 1/3 water to wash it
down.
Gu – I don’t have a particularly sensitive stomach, but Gu
can make me a bit queasy if I take in too much at once, so I suck on the packet
very slowly over a period of time. This makes it awkward to carry the packet.
Also, this may be TMI but I get a lot of snot when I run and the
strawberry/banana Gu looks suspiciously like my snot, so I’m always a little
bit grossed out by it. Overall it’s not a bad option, but personally I prefer
something I can drink out of a bottle.
Cocogo – Cocogo is especially tasty, which helps because it
makes me want to drink more. It comes in grape, raspberry, and lemon lime. It
doesn’t have a strong taste, however, like some other sports drinks, so I don’t
feel the need to wash it down with water. I like that the ingredients are
natural. I was surprised to read the label and see that it has sodium in it. It
doesn’t have a salty taste at all. Cocogo has 37 calories per serving, vs. 8
with Nuun, so I like that I get a little more ump out of the Cocogo.
To summarize, Cocogo has all of the advantages you look for
in a sports drink – good tasting, natural, easy to digest and doesn’t leave a
bad after taste, and has a good dose of carbs. I used Cocogo on my 13.1 mile
New Year’s Day run with no other fuel besides water, and I did just fine – no
bonking!
I also happened to come across a couple of discount codes for Cocogo: 40% off when you use code 40COCOGO or free shipping with code FRSH4COCOGO at store.cocogo.com checkout. Enjoy!
