Any of us who regularly go out and sweat while we’re riding, running, paddling, climbing, boarding, etc., know we can’t keep having fun without replacing electrolytes. For me, that usually means some sort of sports drink mix, swigged for several hours, while I hit the asphalt or trails on my bike. By the end of the road, I never want to taste another molecule of sugar, ever again in my life. My teeth are aching from all that sugar. Just give me a salt lick instead.

I found nuun tablets in their nifty little tube at a very fancy bike store. They were about the only thing in there I could afford, so I gave them a try on my next ride. Wow, what a relief! Little effervescent tablets you just drop in your water bottle with a light, refreshing taste and very little sweetness. The perfect chaser for your energy bar or gel (which will take care of the carbos you need to replace). I found myself drinking more and that’s really the whole idea because it’s so easy to not drink enough, particularly when you don’t really like the taste of what you’re drinking. The tube of tablets fits easily into a seat bag, so if you have access to water, you have your electrolyte replacement on board. No more sticky sweet drinks, messy bags of mix, or expensive little individual serving packets.

Just a suggestion to nuun: give us a “refill” box of tablets, so we don’t have to keep throwing away or recycling the plastic tubes - think green!

Grab a tube next time you’re at your local running or cycle store! 12 tablets per tube priced between about $5.50 and $6.50 depending on where you find them.

P.S. I’m riding about 2 mph faster this season - think hydration could have anything to do with it?

The last thing I want at the top of a 7 pitch climb is a sugar coated, brick of fiber, energy bar to snack on.

The sweet thing doesn’t work for me, and leaves me longing for a salt lick afterwards. When my climbing partner whipped out a Mojo bar and offered it to me, I scowled. She insisted that this isn’t my father’s energy bar. No, this one, she assured me I would like, as she has the same aversion to the sugar bombs. I heard my stomach growling, figured I might as well give it a try. If worse came to worse I could chase it with water or plug my nose while eating it.

I bit in, super skeptical, I chewed and didn’t chase! I loved it. It reminded me of those little sesame seed candies wrapped in plastic, but not as sweet. I wanted more Mojo! I love these bars, they go with me everywhere now. So, always have my Mojo on……