Maurten

Maurten Sports Nutrition for Training and Racing

Maurten develops sports nutrition for runners, cyclists and endurance athletes who need a practical way to fuel during training and racing. Best known for its Hydrogel Technology, the Swedish brand has created a focused range of energy gels and carbohydrate drinks designed to make carbohydrate intake simple to plan and easy to use while moving.

From a daily long run to a marathon, ultra or other endurance event, Maurten products allow you to build your fuelling strategy around clearly defined amounts of carbohydrates. Choose between Gel 100, caffeinated Gel 100 CAF 100, or Drink Mix products providing different amounts of carbohydrate in each bottle.

Maurten Hydrogel Technology

Hydrogel Technology is at the heart of many Maurten products. In Maurten's Drink Mix, the liquid forms a hydrogel when it reaches the acidic environment of the stomach. The hydrogel encapsulates the carbohydrates and carries them through the stomach towards the intestine, where they can be absorbed.

Maurten Gel 100 uses the hydrogel structure from the start. This gives it a firmer consistency than the syrup-like texture found in many traditional energy gels.

The result is a distinctive approach to sports nutrition built around delivering carbohydrates during endurance exercise.

Maurten Energy Gels

Maurten Gel 100 provides 25 g of carbohydrates per sachet and has a neutral taste with no added colours, preservatives or flavours. Its compact format makes it easy to carry several gels on long runs or race day while keeping track of your carbohydrate intake.

For athletes who include caffeine in their race strategy, Maurten Gel 100 CAF 100 combines the same 25 g of carbohydrates with 100 mg of caffeine per sachet.

The clearly defined carbohydrate amounts also make the gels easy to combine with Maurten Drink Mix as part of a complete fuelling plan.

Maurten Drink Mix

Maurten Drink Mix turns your hydration bottle into a source of carbohydrates.

Drink Mix 160 provides 40 g of carbohydrates when mixed with 500 ml of water, making it a versatile option for endurance training and racing.

For sessions and races where you want more carbohydrates in each bottle, Drink Mix 320 provides 80 g of carbohydrates per 500 ml.

Maurten also offers Drink Mix 320 CAF 100, combining 80 g of carbohydrates with 100 mg of caffeine per 500 ml serving.

All three have a neutral taste, making them easy to incorporate into longer fuelling strategies without relying on strongly flavoured sports drinks.

How to Choose Maurten Nutrition

The right Maurten product depends on how you prefer to take in carbohydrates and how much you plan to consume during exercise.

Gels are compact and easy to carry, making them particularly useful for running and racing. Drink Mix lets you combine hydration and carbohydrate intake in the same bottle. For longer events, the two formats can also be used together to help you reach your planned carbohydrate intake.

Caffeinated versions can be incorporated when caffeine forms part of your strategy. Because individual tolerance to both carbohydrates and caffeine varies, practise your planned race-day nutrition during training rather than trying a new strategy for the first time during a race.

Maurten for Marathon and Long-Distance Running

Nutrition becomes increasingly important as the duration of a run increases. Maurten's range makes it possible to plan fuelling around measurable amounts: 25 g of carbohydrates per Gel 100, 40 g per Drink Mix 160 and 80 g per Drink Mix 320.

This makes the range particularly useful when preparing for a half marathon, marathon, trail race, ultra or other endurance event where you want to know how much carbohydrate you're carrying and consuming.

Explore the Maurten range at Runforest and find energy gels, carbohydrate drinks and fuelling products for your next long run, training block or race day.