GU Birthday Cake Energy Gel: Celebrating 25 Years
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It all started in a Berkeley, California kitchen in 1993. Just over 25 years ago, Dr. Bill Vaughan formulated the first GU Energy Gel as a more digestible fuel for his daughter, a top ultramarathoner. What he created was a product that enabled athletes to fuel breakthrough performances.
Innovation was what launched GU Energy Labs 25 years ago and since then, GU has been on a mission to serve athletes by optimizing every aspect of diet and nutrition.
“In the late ‘80s, we recognized that endurance athletes weren’t feeding their bodies with the nutrients they needed most, and their performance was suffering as a result. That was the spark that led my father to research the role nutrition plays in exercise physiology. The original GU Gel is a significant outcome of that research.” said Brian Vaughan, co-founder and CEO of GU Energy Labs. “I look back on all that we’ve done as a company, all the incredible performances we’ve helped fuel, and I’m thrilled for what the future holds.”
To celebrate its 25 years, the family-owned company crafted a delicious, limited-edition Birthday Cake Energy Gel, which packs all the same functional ingredients GU is known for in a celebratory packet.
GU Energy Birthday Cake Energy Gel
Birthday Cake Energy Gel is a perfect mid-run, mid-ride treat. Created for daily training, the Birthday Cake Gel packs energy-dense calories in a portable 100-calorie packet to keep athletes fueled and feeling good.
Birthday Cake Energy Gel provides carbohydrates that use non-competing pathways to help maximize absorption and utilization while diminishing stomach distress. Each packet also delivers sodium, the primary electrolyte lost in sweat, to ensure hydration by maintaining water balance as well as branched-chain amino acids to reduce mental fatigue and decrease muscle damage. Birthday Cake Energy Gel is available at retailers and online. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/guenergy. To learn how to incorporate this flavor into a nutrition plan for a race or training session, visit www.guenergy.com/nutrition-plan
