Cliff products during races?

[Soccer Princess]

Does anyone know which Cliff products they will be handing out for the Half and Full? Shots or bloks? Certain flavors? Thanks!

 

[cewait]

Yes, to everything......

They usually offer both shots and blocks, though if you are a 16 minute runner, blocks may be in short supply. Most all flavors are out there.

I think that they learned a lesson from the 06 weekend where they only offered they brand new and not yet released Apple flavor. It was NASTY. I see it is also no longer a member of the family.

 

[FFigawi]

As Charles said, almost all the flavors are offered. That said, if there's a particular one that you really like or really don't like, it's a good idea to bring your own with you. I made the mistake in my very first half of counting on the Clif station to have the flavor I wanted, but by the time I got there, the only one they had left was double chocolate with caffeine. I don't normally drink coffee, so I had quite the case of the shakes for the last few miles of the race.

Since I always bring my own, I use the ones Clif hands out during the race as back-up or extras for people who need them. There is never a shortage of people at mile 22 who really need a boost from a Clif Shot but don't have any of their own.

 

[disney_runner]

Just wanted to second that notion to bring your own if you're a slow runner/jogger such as myself. I've yet to see the Bloks, so I bring my own for the Marathon. One year for a Half, all they had left was mocha or chocolate and... I don't even remember anymore. I needed something at the time and tried mocha/chocolate and was so disgusted! So now I'm particular about my flavors (as most runners are), so I just bring my own!

Oh, and in case you didn't read it in the program, it says the PowerAde flavor will be lemon lime. (I've seen the blue one a few times)

 

[cewait]

you still may find a blue station over the weekend...it just seems to happen

 

[tehvalerie]

I think that they learned a lesson from the 06 weekend where they only offered they brand new and not yet released Apple flavor. It was NASTY. I see it is also no longer a member of the family.

Oh man, I bought some powerbar gels at REI a month or so ago to try them out knowing that's what Disney has. Green apple was one of the ones I got (it's my favorite Jolly Rancher, how could it go wrong?) and thought I was being poisoned at mile 7 of our run. I haven't liked any other powerbar flavors I've tried but that green apple one was particularly rancid! So yeah, I'll be packing my own fuel next month.

 

[FFigawi]

Oh man, I bought some powerbar gels at REI a month or so ago to try them out knowing that's what Disney has. Green apple was one of the ones I got (it's my favorite Jolly Rancher, how could it go wrong?) and thought I was being poisoned at mile 7 of our run. I haven't liked any other powerbar flavors I've tried but that green apple one was particularly rancid! So yeah, I'll be packing my own fuel next month.

Disney has Clif products, so maybe you'll do better with those.