My exercise of choice is running, I’m currently training for the Runner's World 10k and Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, which will be my second half of the year. With my Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics as well as credentialed as a registered dietitian I thought I knew everything I really needed to know regarding sports nutrition… until starting at JBN.

As a 23 year-old working and trying to hold onto some sort of social life… it’s difficult to find time to continue my training and fit in at least 20 miles in per week. I knew I was in desperate need of some sort of pre-workout, so I started drinking Elite V2. This pre-workout is able to combat my exhaustion and give me the push I need to get through my long runs.  

Prior to working at JBN, I was always “iffy” about pre-workouts and found some products out on the market to be dangerous. Usually my routine was to eat half a banana and a cup of black coffee within the hour before starting my runs. I still like coffee for my shorter runs, however when I have a 6-10 mile run planned, it just doesn’t do the trick.

So what makes the Elite V2 work? The first ingredient in this pre-workout is Vitamin A and along with vitamins C, D, E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, B6, Folic Acid, B12, Biotin, and a bunch of excellent minerals! For those of you concerned with caffeine, it’s the LAST ingredient in this supplement, and is equivalent to less than a cup of coffee. In addition, this supplement has BCAAs, creatine, L-arginine, and L-glutamine to assist with muscle repair and prevent muscle fiber damage.

I usually prepare my pre-workout with water, shake and sip on it for the half-hour leading up to my run. If I do not finish it by the time I'm ready to begin, I mix the remaining in with my water bottle to keep an ongoing boost throughout the duration of my run. 

I use the Runkeeper App on my smart phone to track my runs. I wanted to show you the difference between similar runs, one using the Elite V2 and one without. Please keep in mind that when monitoring these runs I had no intention of writing an article on the product, and I run to the best of my physical ability each and every I run.

                                    Without Elite V2                                                                                                    With Elite V2