Running in the morning

For running up to 4 miles, I have found the best things for me to eat are a handful of trail mix and a banana. I will dilute orange juice with water in a big water bottle (20 oz?) I'll drink 1/2 before I run and half after. Then, I may eat another banana on the way home and then eat a real meal.

If I have enough time in the morning, I may eat a small bowl of homemade oatmeal with cinnamon and dried cranberries (butter optional) instead of the trail mix. I might then eat the trail mix instead of the banana when I am done.

You have to find out what works for you. The best mix is carbs/protein/fat together. OJ can be hard on some stomachs. Gatorade might be a better choice.

Some have recommended chocolate milk as a great recovery drink. (You'd have to keep it cold so it won't spoil if you are going to travel with it.)

I do it at 5am, so no, I don't. However, I eat something the night before

I drink water while jogging and either eat an apple before or during but not all time. Only a small amount of water before i do a video.

I run at 6am 5-6 days/wk. I drink LOTS of coffee before hand. On my long run I'll eat part of a banana but on my 4-5 miler I usually don't eat, but occasionally, might have a mandarin orange or part of a banana if my stomach is growling. Now that it's getting warmer I carry a handle of water with me.

Hot water with a slice of lemon. Sometimes tea.

<10 miles = nothing
>10 miles = 1 GU gel packet

I drink 16 ounces of water and 2 cups of coffee and then I head out. I run from 1-3 hours. (Up at 5:30 and out bu 6:30)

I was thinking about race days when they have then at 9-10-11 am. I eat a half bagel with peanut butter and a string cheese along with oceans of coffee 2 hours before.

I have to eat something about 45 minutes beforehand or I get ammonia sweat. I always wondered what this was and only recently was told (here on MFP) that I'm burning lean mass since I don't have any carbs readily available (NOT what I wanted to have happen). If you never get that ammonia smell after a run, then it shouldn't be necessary. At that point, it becomes personal preference and how you your body feels.

I roll out of bed into gear and go.

Many people believe that working out in the morning means they can go ahead and eat what they want for the rest of the day. They think burning 1000 calories in the morning will mean 1000 calories available to burn up during the rest of the day, but it doesn't quite work like that. the basic rule: if you burn more calories than you eat you will lose weight. If you eat more calories than you burn you will gain weight. another fact: whatever time of day you exercise, your body will use the fuel it has inside to burn. This is why it is important to eat something in the morning at least 40 minutes before you exercise. If you have no fuel to burn in your body you may become light headed and experience poor performance. The body is like a fire, it needs to be fueled to keep going. If you exercise without fueling the body with complex carbohydrates then you are likely to trigger muscle loss – although this is also a slightly more complicated biological process than just a switch in fuel consumption.
If you workout in the morning , afternoon or evening, your body will use the calories it has to burn, therefore, if you go on to eat more calories during the day, the calories you burnt whilst working out will be replaced and excess calories will remain to be burnt up by future exercise. One thing we do know for sure is that the body responds very well to routine. Therefore, if you exercise at roughly the same time each day, follow a healthy diet with regular eating times, and sleep adequately, you will lose weight and achieve a healthy sustainable body weight. If you exercise at varying times and eat what you want when you want, the body lacks a consistent routine and will respond in a sporadic way, which could mean unsustainable weight loss and gain.
In conclusion, by exercising in the morning you aren’t burning up today’s calories or even yesterday’s calories, just any calories you have inside your body at the time of exercise. And these calories will be replaced by what you eat after exercising. Excess calories will be used to fuel the body for future exercise but, if your body knows through routine when you are likely to exercise again, it will be better conditioned to manage calorie burning and calorie allocation for exercise............Source# weight loss for all

According to Runner's World, Running on empty in the morning helps your body learn to metabolize stored energy. However, if you want to work on speed, it's better to do that in the afternoon.

I drink coffee with half and half, water and a protein drink (sometimes I added chia seeds to the drink).

Edited to add that I drink this before I take the kids to school and I run after that usually.

Depends on how far. I eat late at night so if I run for an hour or less I don't eat. If I plan on running longer, I will get up earlier just so I can eat a little and have time to digest a bit.

if really early - just cafe and a banana. if later in the am - then I might have an egg and toast or peanut butter and banana. also depends on how long I plan to run. If my run is going to be over an hour I need food in my belly.

I have to have my coffee and a bm or I do not feel good! then straight out the door after that!