NUUN Review + GIVEAWAY (OVER)

That's right ladies and gents, my very first official giveaway! But first, some back story.

As most of you know, I am training for my first half marathon and I have learned the hard way that hydration is one of the most important parts of my training. I try hard to drink lots of water before AND after my runs, but up until a few months ago, I realized that even when I drank lots of water, I was still struggling with headaches for hours after my runs.

So I hit the web and started asking around, was it dehydration? something else? Soon, I was my given the suggestion of NUUN, a tablet that you throw in your water that helps replace the electrolytes you have sweat out during your workout. I was a little bit skeptical, but I went to my local vitamin store and picked up a tube of NUUN Active Hydration ("formulated specifically for higher intensity activities and/or higher electrolyte replenishment needs") in Strawberry Lemonade. I waited until my next long run (which I consider 3 miles or more) and tried it out.

I won't lie, I was really surprised with how much better I felt post run. I didn't get a headache or the sluggish feeling I usually get. I thought maybe it was a fluke, and maybe the run wasn't as sweaty as I thought. But I can now distinctly tell the difference between runs I drink NUUN after and those I don't.

So how does it work? NUUN has "the electorlytes your body needs" and "nothing you don't". The complete list of ingredients for one tablet (16oz drink) is as follows...

Active Ingredients
Sodium (carbonates) - 360.0 mg
Potassium (bicarbonate) - 100.0 mg
Magnesium (sulfate) - 25.0 mg
Calcium (carbonate) - 12.5 mg
Vitamin C - 19.0 mg
Vitamin B2 - 500 mcg

Other ingredients: citric acid, sorbitol, sodium carbonate, natural colors flavors, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, polyethylene glycol, magnesium sulfate, sodium benzoate, calcium carbonate, acesulfame potassium, riboflavin-5-phosphate.

The awesome people over at NUUN sent me a new flavor to try, the Tri-Berry. I am a pretty finicky person when it comes to flavors of drinks, especially sport type drinks, so I was pleasantly surprised that I liked both the Strawberry Lemonade AND the Tri-Berry.

The NUUN Active Hydration comes in 12 (yes 12!) flavors. The Active Hydration is only 1 type of NUUN, check out their website for more details on their other products, including their new Energy line.

So - do you want to try NUUN out?

You get 1 entry per item below! Good luck!

1) Like me on FB - facebook.com/abbysgettinfit
2) Like Nuun on FB - facebook.com/nuunhydration
3) Leave a comment here telling me why you want to try Nuun
4) Share my "contest photo" on FB
5) Follow me on Twitter @abbysgettinfit
6) Follow Nuun on Twitter - @nuunhydration
7) Leave me a comment on FB telling me why you want to try Nuun

Contest ends on Friday!