10 Reasons Marathoners Are Ditching Their Gels for a Packet of Raw Honey.
Real food, 20g of carbs, 340mg of electrolytes, and nothing your stomach has to fight. Here's why it's replacing the gel in your vest pocket.
365-day guarantee. Free shipping over $50.
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Four ingredients. All of them food.
Raw wildflower honey, ancient sea salt, magnesium from the Great Salt Lake, potassium from a mineral deposit. Nothing you'd need to look up.
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Real, raw honey. Not maltodextrin.
Most gels are maltodextrin and corn syrup engineered to feel like fuel. This is the fuel people have run on for thousands of years, never heated above 95°F so the enzymes survive.
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It won't wreck your gut at mile 18.
Honey is food your body already knows how to digest. "First run in 15 years that did not have any type of belly issues." Franciine S., 20+ marathons and ultras
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Energy that holds. No wall.
Honey is glucose and fructose together: the glucose works now, the fructose keeps coming behind it. Steady fuel from the first mile to the last.
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Electrolytes built in. Fewer cramps.
Sodium, magnesium, and potassium in every packet, so you're not stacking a salt tab on top of your fuel.
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20g of carbs. 340mg of electrolytes. On the label.
The same numbers you'd check on any gel, from ingredients you can actually name. No guessing what a packet does for you.
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Proven on race day.
Chicago, NYC, 70.3s, a double Ironman. "I used four of these to keep me fueled for the Chicago Marathon." Matt F., 18 years of running
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Tear it, eat it, keep running.
One 20g packet fits a flip belt or a vest pocket. Sip of water, and go.
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It's thicker than a gel. That's the honey.
Real honey has body to it, and a few people take a packet or two to adjust. Then it flips: "the first gel I have used that my body actually craves." Billy W., 10 years on GU
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Try a tube on your next long run.
If it doesn't work for you, we refund it. 365 days, no questions. Most brands give you 30.
365-day money-back guarantee
Real Customers
What Runners Say After the Switch.
I used four of these to keep me fueled for the Chicago Marathon. I have been running for 18 years and have always struggled with finding an energy gel that didn't upset my stomach and digested well. This is my new fuel source going forward.
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I recently completed the double Ironman in Wisconsin and used this as my primary fuel source throughout 2 back-to-back Ironmans. I've done over 40 Ironmans and can tell you the strength, stamina, endurance when using this product is unparalleled.
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I was looking for something that was natural and didn't slow me down or make my stomach hurt while training for a marathon. Pungao has been a game changer for my endurance and also delicious.
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This was my first time using Nectar on my long run for the week. I took it at the 45 minute mark of my run and it definitely helped me finish the second half of my run. It was the first time I've run this far without stopping for a walk break!
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The deeper I got into ultra running the more I reassessed the types of supplements and fueling strategies I employed. Pungao fits perfectly into my new paradigm of healthier alternatives that also meet my fueling requirements. It took a little getting used to because of the thickness, but did great with a water chaser! Excellent taste and real world success during events!
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As a long distance runner competing over 20 marathons and ultras, Pungao has been the first "gel pack" that delivered clean, gut friendly, great tasting needed nutrition on runs. Thanks, this is a keeper!
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What Runners Ask Before Buying.
Kinesis Nectar
Raw Honey Energy
- Four ingredients. Never heated above 95°F.
- 20g of carbs. 340mg of natural electrolytes.
- Steady fuel. Easy on the gut. No caffeine.
Why Pungao?
It's simple.
Raw, never pasteurized. Our honey never exceeds 95°F, the same temperature bees keep their hives. Every enzyme, mineral, and antioxidant stays intact.
Real food, not a formula. Ingredients you can pronounce, sourced from people we know by name.
One packet, anywhere. Tear, eat, go. No shaker, no scoop, no mess.
Vital vs. Kinesis
Kinesis Nectar is caffeine-free with added magnesium and potassium for a full spectrum of electrolytes. Take one at the start of or during a workout, plus another every 30 to 60 minutes on longer sessions.
Vital Nectar has 100mg of natural caffeine from organic coffee fruit plus Ceylon cinnamon. Take it 15 to 30 minutes before a workout for 4 to 6 hours of clean energy.
Plenty of people keep both and pick by the day.
Ingredients & Allergies
Kinesis Nectar: 100% raw & unfiltered northeastern wildflower honey; ancient buried sea salt with 60+ trace minerals; sun-evaporated ionic magnesium from the Great Salt Lake; potassium chloride from a Saskatchewan mineral deposit.
Vital Nectar: 100% raw & unfiltered northeastern wildflower honey; 100mg of natural caffeine from organic coffee fruit; ancient buried sea salt with 60+ trace minerals; Ceylon "true" cinnamon from Sri Lanka.
Raspberry and Lemon add organic freeze-dried fruit. Free from gluten, dairy, soy, nuts, and GMOs. No synthetic sweeteners, no synthetic dyes.
Flavor Guide
Raspberry brings a sweet-tart berry kick. Lemon adds a bright citrus note. Both are easy first picks and tend to be the favorites.
Unflavored tastes like raw honey with a savory sea-salt edge. It's for people who want the raw honey front and center.
Shipping
Spend $50 or more and shipping is FREE (U.S. only). Orders placed before 12pm EST ship the same business day. Standard domestic delivery is 3-7 business days.
