{"id":116908,"date":"2024-05-29T16:51:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=116908"},"modified":"2024-05-30T13:56:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:56:55","slug":"canadian-ultrarunner-reid-coolsaet-weighs-in-on-awesome-sauce-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/the-scene\/canadian-ultrarunner-reid-coolsaet-weighs-in-on-awesome-sauce-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian ultrarunner Reid Coolsaet weighs in on Awesome Sauce controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carbs, calories and conflicting labels have been the focus of ultra-trail talk on social media over the last few weeks, all circling around Spring Energy’s Awesome Sauce gel. In an Instagram post, Olympic marathoner and ultra-trail runner Reid Coolsaet<\/strong> weighed in on his less-than-ideal experience with the race fuel during the 2023 edition of Pike’s Peak Ascent 21K, in Manitou Springs, Colo.\u2013his last competitive race.<\/p>\n

“If I had been consuming Awesome Sauce in the peak of my career or in a race I was gunning for the podium, I\u2019d be super pissed,” he said.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Reid Coolsaet (@reidcoolsaet)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n