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Huuuuge thanks to each and every one of you that has commented and messaged to show some love for our Runner’s World feature! I really do appreciate each and every message of support and am so grateful for our incredible VALA crew 🙏🏻If you haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy of the mag yet, here’s what @runnersworlduk had to say about our “BEST IN TEST” gels...“A paste more than a gel, VALA’s blend of maple syrup, squished dates, powdered chia seeds, Welsh sea salt, lemon and lime juice creates a rarity: a gel you can actually look forward to...

Exciting news, VALA crew... we’ve made it all the way to Everest 🏔🙌🏻🤯Huge thank you to the absolutely incredible @mostafasalameh for the opportunity to fuel up his team on their Everest expedition. Everest has always been on my wish list so to see our little VALA sachets all the way out in Nepal is an absolute dream come true!Stay tuned for more updates as Mostafa and his crew continue their ascent! ✌🏻

A few months back I did a post asking what VALA merchandise you’d like to see us release next. There was one request that kept coming up: “VALA green BRAV socks”.Inspired by our crew’s love of VALA green and the world’s BEST sports socks, I caught up with Adam (BRAV’s founder) and said “Ad, the people have spoken... they want a VALA green @bravendurance sock collab”. Adam replied “Well, let’s give the people what they want” (or something along those lines! 😂) and the rest is history, as they say.So, my green sock loving friends, ask you shall receive! Here you have...

This week's guest post comes from friend of VALA Ryan Stephens @ryanstephens___, who is a Mindset Coach and Ultra Marathon Runner from Swansea, South Wales. Ryan is a beginner Surfer and has recently teamed up with Surf Therapy CIC to create Mindset & Surf Therapy workshops that combine his passion for being active with mindset coaching.Here are Ryan's Top 3 Tips for anyone looking to develop a more positive and resilient mindset:TAKE TIME FOR YOUSome of our best ideas and realisations happen when we get that little bit of time to self-reflect, where we’re focused on ourselves and not on the things...

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that takes the time to share their VALA reviews. It honestly makes my day to see how much you enjoy using our gels when you're out and about. My mission when starting VALA was to “Create an energy gel that athletes can look forward to eating". That phrase has become our mantra (although "Energy gels that don't make you 💩 yourself" came a close second 😂). Judging by the feedback that you lovely lot have sent over, it looks like we've achieved both... winner! 🤘🏻Peep some of the latest gel reviews below and if you haven't already...

I love it when a customer tags VALA in their pics and says that our gels “Only include the good stuff" and that "Every ingredient has a purpose!”. That’s what I set out to achieve with our gels and seeing so many connect with our brand purpose always makes me smile from ear to ear.When we say “Made from natural ingredients” we really do mean it! Keep reading to find out the purpose of each of VALA’s seven ingredients…MAPLE SYRUPMaple syrup contains a blend of sucrose and fructose, which are easily absorbed by the body. These are essential for a...