Running in the morning

I don't, if I run first thing I usually just get up and go....maybe a slurp of water or coffee before I go. Tried eating first and it makes me feel sick.

it depends how I feel ! If I'm not hungry I only drink a cup of warm water, and if I'm hungry I do eat my cereals before running. But I never drink a coffee, this make me feel so sick while running !

I run on empty. Not enough time to eat & digest before a morning run. Besides, I've made the mistake of running with food in my tummy before. . . not good!

If I run or do cardio in the morning I get up and go -- never feels good to run with food sitting in my stomach.

Thank you for posting this thread. I've been struggling with not going right out when I get up in the morning because I think I'm supposed to eat; then I don't go because I lose that get-up-and-go motivation! After seeing this, I'm not going to wait to eat - I'm just going to get up and go!

I love to run in the morning, and I never eat before I go. I will have a little water when I get up, then head out to run. Post run I will usually have a protein drink or something while getting ready for work, and drink lots of water, then have some "real" breakfast once I get to work.

I'm usually out the door for a run at 5am. I just roll out of bed and head out. No eating beforehand. I usually run 5 miles, so I wait till afterwards.

Depends on how far you are going. If it is less than 6 miles, I prefer an empty stomache. As for long runs, I do something small; yogurt, banana, toast or milk.

I've been doing 5km runs every morning and I don't eat or drink before these. However, I don't think I'd do more than 10km without food. I do a 13 miler on a Saturday morning and I always have muesli with greek yogurt and honey a couple of hours before. Test it though and see how your body feels...

If I'm going for a short run (under 4 miles), I won't eat anything.

But if I'm doing anything from 5-8, I eat a pack of Kellogs Pastry Crisps (100 cals) - just have a litlte something in my stomach.

And then if I'm doing a long run (8-15 miles), I have to eat atleast 200 calories or so first, but I like to eat and then wait 30 minutes to an hour before starting. Generally I only do these long runs on the weekends, so waiting isn't a problem. Meals for this are typically 2 whole wheat waffles with nutella, a clif bar, or a Special K egg & turkey sausage breakfast sandwhich.

A cup of coffee and some almond milk, a couple of sips of water and off I go. However! I mojo jog, which means, I jog at a pace that my body wants to, where it feels good. I don't push myself, at least not hard. I may need something more if I was working on increasing my speed. But! I don't know for sure. Those are my thoughts.

I have a cup of almond milk before I go and maybe if it's going to be a long run, or especially hot, I take in an ounce or two of water. Any more than that, even after waiting for the food to digest for a couple hours, and I'm a slug in comparison.

I run at 5:15a

I ALWAYS drink 2 glasses of water when I first wake up. Then if I have hunger pangs before a run I will drink one of my fruit smoothies or Chai Protein shake. Then get dressed, stretch and go for my run. Most times I run on an empty stomach.

I have glass of water or preferably a glass of cold leftover coffee. If I'm doing much over 6 miles I'll have something small otherwise I don't generally eat first.

^^This. I've also found that I run best in the mornings vs at night. I run my longest and my fastest when I've eaten nothing, or maybe something small like a piece of toast. My runs at night, even if it's before I've eaten dinner, I still feel weighed down and snail slow. But yeah, running at any time, I can't eat right before I run or I'll get sick. Literally.

If I run at 5 AM, I don't eat or drink before I go out just get up change clothes and head out the door.