easy to eat, cheap, natural fuels for long run

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    GuitarJerry wrote: »
    Unless you're running more than 15 miles, as long as you eat properly, this is unecessary.

    This ^^

    Have a coffee and a banana 20 minutes or so before you run. There really is no need to add extra fuel to runs of this length.
    If it is a very hot day I will add a zero tablet or any other brand of electrolyte tablet to a water bottle.
  • HealthyVitamins
    HealthyVitamins Posts: 432 Member
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    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    Nicolery9 wrote: »
    What about potassium loss?

    You're talking about 90 minutes, not an ultra. There is no need to overthink this.

  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
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    Have to agree with others on this, this is probably going to be more of a mental thing than an actual requirement. Get your daily nutrition sorted out and there really shouldn't be a need to refuel on a 1 1/2 hour run.

    Also, your running on a treadmill for fun/health and not any "serious" reason. So just take a banana and when you get hungry, pause the machine, eat your banana and then restart and carry on.

    That's pretty much the advice even if you were running a marathon or an ultra where you may need to eat during the run. If you need to eat, you slow down to a speed at which you can eat / drink your stuff and then you carry on.

    It's not like you are in a race and every second counts.

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