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The nice people at USN sent me some of there new energy bars to try out and they tasted great. Just lie the other sporting products produced by USN. First thoughts are does it fit in my cycle bento box and second how does it taste and third how hard is it to open on the run/bike. You can quite comfortable fit in three bars in the bento box and there is still room for gels which is great, my taste test is does it taste like an energy bar, and does it look like a energy bar, both answers "NO" there is no chemical taste or over sweet so its easy to digest and swallow without the need to gag or drink half of your hydration to get the bar down. I did find the bars a little sticky but nothing to worry about. All in all a great bar to have on the go and something that can be eaten pre and during workout. Its not to heavy on the stomach and it wont repeat on you while training. The Energy bar comes in two options Honey, Seeds & Nuts and the other is Protein, Seeds ...

 13/08/12 - Rest Day 14/08/12 - Free Run (Tempo Run) A change of diet and more planning in my eating I hope is going to give me a fresher feeling and and more "omph" when I need to get the training in. After being ill last week I need to get focus in my training and decide to commit to it, since the half Ironman I think I've lost my way a little, but it hasn't helped that I've been ill. I wanted to make this a hard session and get into T4 straight away, it was poring with rain outside so this was another treadmill session. I soon found my rhythm and got to a 8.5 minute mile pace and stayed there for the session after mile 1. My legs felt good and after given them a rest when I wasn't training last week gave me plenty of strengh to keep in the working zone. I got my heart rate up to an average of 161 BPM which is middling for me so it was a highish intensity session, and I maxed out at 192 BPM for the final sprint to hit the 5.6 mile target. My...