An electrolyte candy for long efforts
Late in a long run, sweet gels and powders can be hard to stomach. I'm making an electrolyte candy with a clean, neutral lime flavour that you hold in your mouth, not mix. It comes in a bullet shape and a square. Still a prototype, planned launch Feb 2027.
Sensory trialSun 1 Nov, 4pm, Kensington0days0hrs0minSave my placeQuestions or need help? Text or call Pete on 0407 378 337 (please include your name so I know it's about Race Camp), or email peter@racecamp.com.au.
What you get
- Starts 4pm
- A first taste of the candy, then free catering and drinks at The Abyssinian from 5.30pm
- Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options available
- A restaurant booked out just for the trial
What's in it
- Sugar, electrolytes (salt, magnesium, potassium and calcium) and lime flavouring
- Clean, neutral lime flavour. Not too sweet, not too sour
- Hold a piece in your mouth and drink your own water. Nothing to mix, no dirty bottles
- Two shapes on test: a bullet and a square
An electrolyte candy you hold, not mix
A small candy with added electrolytes and a clean, neutral lime flavour, in a bullet shape and a square. You hold it in your mouth and drink your water as usual. There is nothing to mix, no bottle to dedicate to it, and nothing to rinse out afterwards. It doesn't have a name yet.
What's in it
- Sugar
- Electrolytes
- Lime flavouring
Nutrition panels have been prepared for the sensory trial. The public panel will be published once the formula is finalised.
How to have it
- Pop one inHave a piece whenever suits you, before, during or after a session.
- Drink your waterSip from whatever you already carry. No special bottle or mix.
- Keep movingNo prep and no clean up. Just put the bag back in your pocket.
- No powder, no measuring, no shaking
- Works with any water: your bottle, a soft flask, a tap or an aid station cup
- No sticky gel wrappers or residue to clean up
- Small, light and easy to carry in a pocket or vest
Be one of the first to taste it
Taste a few pieces, score them and tell me whether it would work for you late in a long effort. Your feedback shapes the recipe.
- When: Sunday 1 November 2026, 4pm
- After: free catering and drinks at The Abyssinian from 5.30pm (18+ for alcohol). Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options available
- Where: The Abyssinian, 277 Racecourse Rd, Kensington VIC 3031
- Google Maps may say it's closed: we've booked the whole restaurant
- Need help? Text or call Pete on 0407 378 337 with your name
- Tasters 18 and over, friends and family welcome for the catering
Four months in, and the kitchen smells like lime
We're about four months into R&D, starting right back at the formulation stage. Batch after batch, Pete and mates have been mixing, pouring, cutting and taste testing at the kitchen bench, tweaking one thing at a time until it feels right on a long run. Here's where we're heading next, and we'd love you along for it.
- R&D beginsMid 2026Formulation from scratch at the kitchen bench
- Four months of R&DWe are hereNowTest batches, tweaks and plenty of long-run taste tests
- Sensory trialSun 1 Nov 2026Tasting at The Abyssinian, Kensington, 4pm
- LaunchFeb 2027Planned: the candy goes on sale
- U.S. factory visitJul 2027A factory tour and manufacturing guidance to help us plan production in Melbourne
Next on the roadmap is the sensory trial. Book a place
Who's Pete?
A Melbourne trail runner making an electrolyte candy in the kitchen.
Clubs, workplaces and partners
Run clubs, cafes, offsites and anyone keen to build this with us.
Join the crew
Trail runs, kitchen batches and early news on the candy.
