Extra Life Energy Gel – Pre-order Now
On pre-order · dispatching in November
We hate gels. So we built one for the bad patch.
50g of carbohydrate, 100mg of caffeine and 150mg of sodium in one 70g tart cherry sachet. Not your hourly fuel. The one you save for mile 22, hour four, the last climb.
Dispatches in NovemberFree UK mainland delivery14-day money-back on unopened packs
The bad patch
Every long session has a point where it stops being fun.
Pastilles and Power Fluids get you there. Extra Life is for what happens next, when chewing has stopped being an option and you need one big, simple hit.
Marathon
Mile 22.
The marathon starts here. One sachet, about 15 minutes before you need it.
Long ride
Hour four.
Back pocket, gloves on, one tear. 50g of carbohydrate in a single sachet.
Off road and hills
The last climb.
Caffeine and carbohydrate together, when the summit is still a long way off.
One sachet, three jobs
The numbers on the pack.
Every figure here is on the pack. No proprietary blend, nothing rounded up.
50g
Carbohydrate
From maltodextrin and fructose. Most gels carry 20 to 30g. Only 19g of this is sugars.
100mg
Caffeine
From natural coffee extract. About a strong espresso, taken as one deliberate dose.
150mg
Sodium
Plus 178mg of chloride. Sharp tart cherry flavour, pectin-set, 50ml. Take it with water.
One sachet, about two typical gels. One wrapper to carry home instead of two, one tear with cold hands instead of two.
Read this first
We have been rude about gels for years.
FTP was built on pastilles because gels, as most brands make them, are a poor deal: 20 to 30g of carbohydrate for the price of a pint, a sticky sachet to open with cold hands, and a wrapper to carry home.
None of that has changed. What changed is that we found the one job pastilles cannot do. So we made one gel, made it big, and gave it one job.
Take it when
You are hours in and coming apart, chewing has stopped being an option, or you want your caffeine as one hit before the hard section.Not for
Routine hourly fuel. That is what Energy Pastilles and Power Fluids are for, at a fraction of the cost per gram.Rob Lawrie, founder · Aberdeen
How to use it
Where it fits in your race.
Extra Life sits on top of your fuelling plan, not instead of it.
From the start
Fuel as normal
Energy Pastilles and Power Fluids from the first half hour.
Every hour
60 to 90g of carbs
The usual range on long or hard sessions. Spread it, don't save it.
The bad patch
One Extra Life
With water, about 15 minutes before you need it.
If you need more
Another, later
After 30 to 45 minutes of hard effort. Maximum 3 caffeinated gels a day.
Practise it in training. 50g of carbohydrate is a lot to put into a stomach that has never seen it, and race morning is the worst time to find that out. Count your caffeine: Power Fluids Core adds 50mg a bottle, plus whatever coffee you had before you left.
Choose your pack
Pre-order now. Dispatching in November.
The first batch is 14,000 gels. Free UK mainland delivery on every order.
1 gel
Try it in training first
£3.49
One sachet
- 50g carbs, 100mg caffeine, 150mg sodium
- Test it before race day
4 gels
A month of long sessions
£12.99
£3.25 a gel, save £0.97
- One for every long run or ride
- Enough to practise and race
14 gels
A season, or a club share
£39.99
£2.86 a gel, save £8.87
- Lowest price per gel
- Training, race day and spares
First
dibs
Ordered from us since 3 October? Your first Extra Life is free.
We are emailing everyone who ordered between 3 October and launch a code for one free Extra Life gel. Use it on your pre-order with the same email address, one per customer, until 31 December 2026.
What's inside
Nutrition and ingredients.
| Typical values | Per 100g | Per 70g sachet |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1214 kJ / 289 kcal | 850 kJ / 202 kcal |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 71.4 g | 50 g |
| of which sugars | 27.1 g | 19 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.53 g | 0.37 g |
| Sodium | 214 mg | 150 mg |
| Chloride | 254 mg | 178 mg |
| Caffeine | 143 mg | 100 mg |
Ingredients: Maltodextrin, Fructose, Water, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Salt (Sodium Chloride), Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Trisodium Citrate), Cherry Flavouring, Natural Coffee Extract (source of Caffeine), Botanical Extract (Sorbus aucuparia L.), Carrot Concentrate. No declarable allergens. Vegan friendly. Made in the UK.
Contains caffeine (143mg/100g, 100mg per sachet). Not recommended for children or pregnant or breastfeeding women. Maximum 3 caffeinated gels a day.
Questions
Before you pre-order
When will my Extra Life arrive?
Pre-orders dispatch in November by Royal Mail Tracked 48, which usually lands 2 to 3 working days later. We'll email you the exact date as soon as it's confirmed. Need it sooner? Choose Royal Mail Tracked 24 at checkout. UK mainland delivery is free.
Is this your hourly fuel?
No. Energy Pastilles and Power Fluids are your hourly fuel, at a much lower cost per gram. Extra Life is the one you carry for the hard section, on top of that plan.
How many can I have in a day?
No more than 3 caffeinated gels a day. Each sachet has 100mg of caffeine, so count any coffee and caffeinated drink mix too. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Do I need water with it?
Yes, take it with water. It is a pectin-set 50ml gel with 50g of carbohydrate in it.
Is it vegan? Any allergens?
It is vegan friendly and has no declarable allergens. Full ingredients are listed above.
Can I add other FTP products to the same order?
Yes. Everything goes in one basket, and your order confirmation shows Extra Life as a pre-order.
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