Since the announcement of the transition from Gatorade to Mortal Hydration, there has been a lot of negative comments about the change. Maybe this is a good thing for the following reasons:
- Maybe having a large conglomerate company like Pepsi owning Gatorade is not as good as a small, nimble company like Mortal Hydration
- Maybe having a Mortal Hydration drink is better than having a Gatorade drink filled with sugars
- Maybe more athletes will "re-think" their nutrition, hydration and electrolytes
- Maybe changing drinks will re-vitalize and re-invigorate your training
- Maybe Ironman triathletes should try the drink in training and in a race to see if it's better than Gatorade
- Maybe most triathletes use the aid station drink to complement or augment their nutrition and do not solely depend on the drink during an event
- Maybe having a MH water bottle with only 10 grams of carbs is good because it makes you understand the need to get additional carbs from another source
- Maybe change is a good thing
Many years ago, everybody ate Powerbars during an Ironman and taped them to their top tube in little bit size chunks. Then additional bars like Cliff Bars surfaced and now the grocery store aisle is filled with energy bars but POWERBAR's are gone. Now their are bento boxes to store energy. Life changes.
Many years ago, triathlete bikes were predominately using 650 wheels. Now tri bikes use 700 wheels.
Many years ago, triathlete bikes pumped their tires up to 150 PSI. Today, race day bike tire pressure is 70 or 80 PSI.
I tried the Mortal Hydration mango flavor and like it a 10,000 times better than lemon lime Gatorade. In My Humble Opinion, we should see how the Ironman community can support a new sponsor, try out the product and see if it's better.
- Maybe having a large conglomerate company like Pepsi owning Gatorade is not as good as a small, nimble company like Mortal Hydration
- Maybe having a Mortal Hydration drink is better than having a Gatorade drink filled with sugars
- Maybe more athletes will "re-think" their nutrition, hydration and electrolytes
- Maybe changing drinks will re-vitalize and re-invigorate your training
- Maybe Ironman triathletes should try the drink in training and in a race to see if it's better than Gatorade
- Maybe most triathletes use the aid station drink to complement or augment their nutrition and do not solely depend on the drink during an event
- Maybe having a MH water bottle with only 10 grams of carbs is good because it makes you understand the need to get additional carbs from another source
- Maybe change is a good thing
Many years ago, everybody ate Powerbars during an Ironman and taped them to their top tube in little bit size chunks. Then additional bars like Cliff Bars surfaced and now the grocery store aisle is filled with energy bars but POWERBAR's are gone. Now their are bento boxes to store energy. Life changes.
Many years ago, triathlete bikes were predominately using 650 wheels. Now tri bikes use 700 wheels.
Many years ago, triathlete bikes pumped their tires up to 150 PSI. Today, race day bike tire pressure is 70 or 80 PSI.
I tried the Mortal Hydration mango flavor and like it a 10,000 times better than lemon lime Gatorade. In My Humble Opinion, we should see how the Ironman community can support a new sponsor, try out the product and see if it's better.