bright date
★ use it for: hot days + the mid-run lift
Green tea + lemon. A clean caffeine kick mid-run.
26G CARBS · 50MG CAFFEINE
key ingredients: medjool dates · green tea · lemon · sea salt · water
★ pre-order · ships by january 1 ★
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An energy gel made from whole medjool dates, fueling runners and first dates. Plus a run club that matches you by pace, for a friend or a first date.
Simple ingredients. Zero stomach bombs. Real fuel for real runners.
building community · one date at a time.
left at the start line
· built by athletes for athletes ·
Medjool dates, sea salt and water, plus one real flavor. Whole-food carbs, natural sodium and a texture your stomach already knows. Nothing you can't pronounce.
| the running dates | honey gels | synthetic gels | |
|---|---|---|---|
| whole-food source | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| natural potassium from dates | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 0g added sugar | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| no maltodextrin | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| no gums or preservatives synthetic gels vary · check the label | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| small-batch | ✓ | – | ✗ |
★ same race. different fuel. ★
Whole medjool dates, blended and cooked down until silky. Easy to squeeze, easy to swallow at mile 18. No chewing, no chalk, no stomach flip.
Every pouch is 40g of whole-food fuel. Three are caffeine-free, two carry 50mg of caffeine for the back half.
★ use it for: hot days + the mid-run lift
Green tea + lemon. A clean caffeine kick mid-run.
26G CARBS · 50MG CAFFEINE
key ingredients: medjool dates · green tea · lemon · sea salt · water
★ use it for: early alarms + the back half
Coffee-soaked dates. Natural energy and a real kick.
25G CARBS · 50MG CAFFEINE
key ingredients: medjool dates · coffee · sea salt · water
★ use it for: any mile · the everyday one
The original blend. Simple fuel, done right.
26G CARBS · 200MG SODIUM
key ingredients: medjool dates · sea salt · water
★ use it for: long, easy miles
Blueberry-infused. Smooth and fruity for the long ones.
26G CARBS · 200MG SODIUM
key ingredients: medjool dates · wild blueberries · sea salt · water
★ use it for: the last miles, when you earned it
Brownie batter. Dessert-inspired, built for the last miles.
27G CARBS · 200MG SODIUM
key ingredients: medjool dates · cocoa · sea salt · water
One of every flavor, the question wristband and the founder stickers. Batch 01 drops soon, and the waitlist gets first access.Batch 01 is on pre-order now. Order today and it ships by January 1. Small batch, so when it's gone, it's gone.
One of every drop. Enough to find your race-day favorite, and to share with your running date.
13 prompts. One per mile. Printed on a tie-on band, for runs where small talk is the workout.
For your bottle, laptop or race bib. Only batch 01 ships with these.
★ what's NOT in this box ★
maltodextrin · synthetic glucose · gums · preservatives · stomach bombs · regret
★ pre-order · ships by january 1 ★
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one message the moment the drop opens. no spam.
13 prompts on a tie-on band, one per mile. Small talk is the workout.
what's the last thing that genuinely surprised you?
★ tie it on · run · keep the questions ★
race mornings, long runs, the porta-potty line. that's where we live.
find your running date →★ all 5 flavors · stickers · question wristband ★
ships by january 1. we email you tracking the day yours goes out.
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founder stories, race mornings and the occasional gel-aisle rant. come run with us online first.
The questions we've been getting.
Whole medjool dates, sea salt and water, plus blueberry, lemon, green tea, coffee or cocoa depending on the flavor. 4 to 6 simple ingredients, all listed on each pouch. No maltodextrin, no synthetic glucose, no preservatives. That's the whole pitch.
Dates are a whole fruit, so you get natural potassium along with the carbs, and 0g added sugar. Honey gels are a single sweetener; synthetic gels usually start with maltodextrin. See the table above.
Made in a facility that may also process tree nuts, peanuts, soy, milk, eggs and wheat. Cross-contamination is possible. If you have a severe allergy, do not consume. See the full allergen notice in our terms.
About 50mg each, roughly half a cup of coffee. The other three flavors (first, blue, final) are caffeine-free. Skip the caffeinated flavors if you're caffeine-sensitive, pregnant, nursing or under 18.
Coming soon.Batch 01 is on pre-order now. Pre-orders ship by January 1, free to US addresses, and we email you tracking the day yours goes out. Batch 01 is a limited run of sample boxes, each with one of every flavor, the question wristband and a sticker pack. The waitlist gets first access: an email goes out the morning the drop opens.When it's gone, the waitlist gets first access to Batch 02.
You order and pay today to hold your Batch 01 box. Batch 01 is still being made, and every pre-order ships by January 1, in the order they came in. If anything changes, we'll email you before then with a new date and the option to cancel for a full refund. You'll get an email with tracking the day yours ships. Questions about your order: therunningdates@gmail.com.
Drop pricing is locked for waitlist members and announced when the drop opens. The boxes are not free.$20 for the Batch 01 sample box: 5 gels (one of every flavor), the question wristband and 4 founder stickers. Shipping is free in the US.
US only at launch. More regions may come later.
Sample boxes are final sale, since it's food we can't take back. If your box arrives damaged or something's missing, email therunningdates@gmail.com within 14 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement.
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