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Running food!

FitFi74
FitFi74 Posts: 129 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Need to sort my diet out! Don't think I eat enough 'good stuff' to keep me going strong on long runs. If you were going on a 12 mile run in an afternoon - what would you eat for lunch? Was totally drained today! P.S I don't like peanut butter! :drinker:

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  • doubglass
    doubglass Posts: 314 Member
    carboload the nite before the run. Pasta or whole grains. Perhaps whole grain hot cereal for breakfast.
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  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
    I've tried the carb loading thing and it felt like I was getting some benefit from it but I also noted that each time I carb loaded, I had also had a light week running (I typically taper down for any competitive event). So, I can't say how much I benefited from the carb load.

    So, I don't feel that there is much you can do to improve performance on the day of a run but there is plenty you can do to mess it up. So during the day (before a run) I will eat light simple foods. About an hour before a long run or race I might have something like a banana or piece of flapjack.

    It is also worth saying that when my training plan dictates a long stead run at the weekend I will ensure that I'm not pushing the mileage during the week, I'd probably shorten a couple of runs in the week. Also, we all have bad runs from time to time and that may be what happened today?

    I take GO Gels during runs longer than 13m and sometimes during a half mara race. Of course there are lots of gel types and you need to try a few out in training.

    Running Bear have a few different types so try a few out.
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