Hydration heroics: A giveaway

I remember my first time quite vividly.

I was in the not-so-posh Motown Inn outside Dearborn, Mich. There were views of railroad tracks, stains on the carpet and a cathode tube television. I was tired, thirsty and knew the booze the front desk clerk had offered procure me wouldn't be the best choice with the Martian Invasion half marathon the next day.

And so I grabbed a tablet of strawberry lemonade nuun out of my purse and plopped it in a bottle of water. I watched it fizz. And fizz. After the requisite two minutes, I took my first drink.

I wish I could tell you that it was love at first taste but whether it was the stale hotel air or the variety, I found myself diluting it to choke it down.

I ran a great race the next day. Really great, actually. It's the closest I've come to an official sub-2 since having Miles. Even still, I found myself mailing off the remaining tablets to Bobbi, vowing that I would never buy it again.

But then I had trouble fueling during my training for the Columbus Marathon and added more classes to my schedule. The need to hydrate properly and eat appropriately became paramount and so I began to eye the nuun tubes in the running store. I longed to like them but was fearful that the experience would be just as bad as it was the first time. 

It wasn't until I received some samples in my Another Mother Runner purchase that I gave it a go. I started slowly, a half tab per bottle. I took small sips and waited for the bite. But it didn't come. The next day I tried a whole tab, cutting it only a bit. Still, the bite didn't come. Three days later, I was at Three Rivers Running Company buying a tube of lemon lime, which is one of my favorite flavors. It's been love ever since.

A little bit about nuun: Nuun Active Hydration is a line of electrolyte enhanced drink tablets designed to keep you optimally hydrated wherever your active lifestyle and athletic endeavors take you. You sweat, Nuun replenishes. Packed with electrolytes, light flavor, no sugars or carbs, and portable, Nuun Active Hydration is the perfect sports drink. The electrolytes found in Nuun will help alleviate cramps, help muscles function, communicate and burn energy efficiently.

Nuun also offers an All Day and U Natural lines, in addition to some pretty sweet accessories - I rocked a nuun tattoo for my Firecracker 4-miler.

And the point of all of this? Well, nuun is being so kin as to offer one reader a 4-pack of nuun in a flavor of his or her choice.

Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. If you can't wait for your nuun, don't forget to use the code hydrateHTC as much as you want (through September).

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