u/unknownkoalas

Hello! Racing Chicago for the first year after deciding to join a charity team that’s meaningful for me (American Heart Association).

I’ve done the Chicago 13.1 the past few years and both times for later corrals, the race ran out of gels.

Last year I was in Corral C and this year B, so there were plenty of gels when I got to them, but for the Marathon I’m going to be in Corral H considering the much faster overall field.

I ran my first marathon in April where the on-course nutrition was Gu (can’t stomach those) so I carried all my gels with me. That was fine, but it was kinda annoying.

Is there any risk in relying on the on-course gels for Chicago? My plan is to bring a few but rely on the on-course aid stations to restock.