Sis Gels, can you actually open one?

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HermanBloom Sep 2013 9:00am, 11 Sep 2013 3,765 posts	0 HermanBloom Is it me, or are they stupidly hard to open? I was resorting to teeth and everything the other day, and chatting to another runner last night they had experienced the same problem?
What The Actual Fleecy Sep 2013 9:06am, 11 Sep 2013 11,492 posts	0 What The Actual Fleecy Any gels in that sort of packaging. Hence I stick to jelly beans, dates and dried apricots instead
fetcheveryone Sep 2013 9:06am, 11 Sep 2013 13,426 posts	0 fetcheveryone I find that with lots of gels, if you get lucky and get a tear going, they're fine - but if you start getting to the point where the plastic is stretching, it's not going to end well
RuthB2 Sep 2013 9:06am, 11 Sep 2013 11,264 posts	0 RuthB2 It's the hardest part of marathon training, Herm, to get a SIS gel open successfully mid-race.
fetcheveryone Sep 2013 9:06am, 11 Sep 2013 13,427 posts	0 fetcheveryone We've long since switched to little milk bottle sweets
Puddington Sep 2013 9:11am, 11 Sep 2013 48,967 posts	0 Puddington I had to run the last 6 miles of my first ever half marathon with a gel all over my face. Squirted all over me, so it did
Wobbling Sep 2013 9:14am, 11 Sep 2013 2,710 posts	0 Wobbling Cut a couple of nicks into the opening and they'll open easier.
HermanBloom Sep 2013 9:18am, 11 Sep 2013 3,766 posts	0 HermanBloom Oh man, so glad others are having this issue
Bintmcskint Sep 2013 9:20am, 11 Sep 2013 13,161 posts	0 Bintmcskint I always seem to manage to squirt the damned thing all over myself. Have switched to shotblox
Discovery Dave Sep 2013 9:25am, 11 Sep 2013 13,378 posts	0 Discovery Dave It makes a real difference which direction you tear them. At least, I think it does. Could be psychological. High5 gels are much easier (and on 2-for-1 in lots of places at the mo). I'm a bit of a convert.