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    What to eat before walking

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    • Posts: 16,913 Member
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      Wait. Walking isn't that serious?


      Damnit tell me that now. I've just walked half a marathon before 1:30pm & will have walked double that by the time I get back from the supermarket.


      Walking not serious? Since when?

      Since always. Just because you walk far doesn't somehow increase the seriousness, I'm afraid.

      I walk everywhere (I don't drive) and I can assure you at no stage have I thought to myself "Damn, this is hard. I need a special snack."
    • Posts: 3,027 Member
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      Try hiking 60 miles with a 60 pound pack through mountains with no sleep.

      Walking little Toto isn't serious.

      And a walking a half marathon? My 7 y.o. has walked further than that with me.


      A day....I walk a marathon a day, every day. Have done since November. Try doing that daily, with 4 hours sleep a night & then carrying all your grocery shopping as well....daily.


      Yeah walking the dog aint serious but damnit to generalize ALL walking as not serious?
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
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      Wait. Walking isn't that serious?


      Damnit tell me that now. I've just walked half a marathon before 1:30pm & will have walked double that by the time I get back from the supermarket.


      Walking not serious? Since when?

      Edited because read response.

      You walk 26 miles everyday? Ummm.....okay :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 5,392 Member
      I eat a banana with a good quality peanut butter with 2 cups of coffee almost eveyrday. I eat at about 7 and then eat lunch around 11:30. The other bonus is it makes it easy to record my breakfast with quick tools. It is important to have some kind of protein before your walk. Your body cannot make protein. Without enough ingested protein your body will get its protein from your muscles. Instead of building muscle when you walk you might might actually lose muscle. Why do think body builders eat all those protein shakes?
    • Posts: 3,027 Member
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      Since always. Just because you walk far doesn't somehow increase the seriousness, I'm afraid.

      I walk everywhere (I don't drive) and I can assure you at no stage have I thought to myself "Damn, this is hard. I need a special snack."

      Nor have I. I don't drive, I walk everywhere. Hell I'll walk 17km just for a damn light-globe, 23km for mascara.
    • Posts: 6,490 Member
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      A day....I walk a marathon a day, every day. Have done since November. Try doing that daily, with 4 hours sleep a night & then carrying all your grocery shopping as well....daily.


      Yeah walking the dog aint serious but damnit to generalize ALL walking as not serious?

      Yes. Now carrying groceries is very serious work.

      I stopped going to the gym, running and hiking with a pack so I could walk and carry groceries.

      It's truly made all the difference.
    • Posts: 3,027 Member
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      So you walked 26 miles? How long did that take you?

      Depends on my mood, but it can take me about 4 hours if I'm in a great mood. Walking serious enough for you.
    • Posts: 3,027 Member
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      Edited because read response.

      You walk 26 miles at least 4x a week? Ummm.....okay :flowerforyou:

      7 days a week..... EVERY DAY is 7 days.
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      Did we just witness a threadjacking?

      Should one of us call 911 or something?
    • Posts: 27,167 Member
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      A day....I walk a marathon a day, every day. Have done since November. Try doing that daily, with 4 hours sleep a night & then carrying all your grocery shopping as well....daily.


      Yeah walking the dog aint serious but damnit to generalize ALL walking as not serious?

      How many people actually walk a marathon a day?

      Generally, the walking the average person does isn't serious. I'm pretty sure we are all aware that there are exceptions.
    • Posts: 12,209 Member
      I remembered an article I read about homemade 'energy gels. They are vegan, and therefore, I win the internet:

      Coffee chia seed energy gel (vegan, gluten-free)

      1 tablespoon chia seeds
      1/2 cup pre-made coffee
      1 tablespoon maple syrup
      1/10 teaspoon salt
      Place chia seeds in a bowl. Cover with coffee. Let mixture sit anywhere from an hour to overnight. Place in the refrigerator and lightly cover if making the night before.

      Once chia seeds have gelled, add maple syrup and salt. Stir.

      Place a small plastic bag in a cup, sides folded over the rim. Pour chia seed mixture into the plastic bag and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

      I also found this recipe, but it requires a blender: http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/diy-endurance-gels/
    • Posts: 27,167 Member
      Did we just witness a threadjacking?

      Should one of us call 911 or something?

      Dammit, I fell for it. Thanks for pointing it out. Thread has been rescued.
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      If you walk 26 miles/day at an hour/mile then... yes. I'm impressed.


      Science & math be damned. I have a new plan...
    • Posts: 12,209 Member
      Opps didn't mean to stir the thread jack pot.
    • Posts: 3,027 Member
      Did we just witness a threadjacking?

      Should one of us call 911 or something?

      Wasn't me that did it. I posted 2 times...others started on me.....


      Anyway back to OP..... you are walking for 90 mins. You need to drink water, you are not going to drop to the ground & have puppy drag you back home from lack of energy.
    • Posts: 6,490 Member
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      Depends on my mood, but it can take me about 4 hours if I'm in a great mood. Walking serious enough for you.

      You walk 26 miles in 4 hours?
    • Posts: 16,913 Member
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      Nor have I. I don't drive, I walk everywhere. Hell I'll walk 17km just for a damn light-globe, 23km for mascara.

      Cool, we're both non driving walkers. Grocery store, the navy base, mall, gym, the beach, Walmart...I walk them all. And its not serious. I'm doing it right now, as I head to my class at the gym.
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
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      Depends on my mood, but it can take me about 4 hours if I'm in a great mood. Walking serious enough for you.

      The fastest walked marathon completed by a woman was Susan Armenta at 4:39:39. You are telling me that you beat that record?
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
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      You walk 26 miles in 4 hours?

      Threadjacking be damned.

      In...

      ...to learn how to improve my marathon time...

      ...by walking the whole thing...

      ...(in a certain mood, of course).
    • Posts: 27,167 Member
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      Wasn't me that did it. I posted 2 times...others started on me.....


      Anyway back to OP..... you are walking for 90 mins. You need to drink water, you are not going to drop to the ground & have puppy drag you back home from lack of energy.

      I don't think that's the issue. The OP said she was hungry which is a legit complaint when she has only had a banana and coffee almost 3 hours after waking.
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
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      You walk 26 miles in 4 hours?

      yes... she finishes faster than many runners. Seven days per week. SEVEN!
    • Posts: 1,444 Member
      Walking at 6.5mph...what?!
    • Posts: 181 Member
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      You walk 26 miles in 4 hours?

      Wondered the same thing. Elite race walkers can do a marathon in 3 hrs.

      Very fast race walkers in about 4.5.

      I'm not convinced.
    • Posts: 6,490 Member
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      yes... she finishes faster than many runners. Seven days per week. SEVEN!

      Well. I have to say that I am very impressed. I didn't realize that we had a world record holder here.
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
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      Well. I have to say that I am very impressed. I didn't realize that we had a world record holder here.

      Yep. I mean, no one has been able to beat Susan Armenta's record for fastest walked marathon for women since about 2003.
    • Posts: 6,490 Member
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      Yep. I mean, no one has been able to beat Susan Armenta's record for fastest walked marathon for women since about 2003.

      You think that she also carries her groceries on these walks?
    • Posts: 34,971 Member
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      You think that she also carries her groceries on these walks?

      No idea. But good point!
    • Posts: 2,209 Member
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      Wondered the same thing. Elite race walkers can do a marathon in 3 hrs.

      Very fast race walkers in about 4.5.

      I'm not convinced.

      Maybe she has a 15 foot inseam and covers 10 yards at a stride. :huh:


      I happen to walk with a very serious limp. It never makes amusing anecdotes or quips. It also never laughs at my jokes, THAT's how I know my walking is serious.
    • Posts: 27,167 Member
      I happen to walk with a very serious limp. It never makes amusing anecdotes or quips. It also never laughs at my jokes, THAT's how I know my walking is serious.

      You. I like.
    • Posts: 3,499 Member
      IN....to hear about epic walking and record breaking.
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