Do you eat before a morning jog/run
chloeealicee
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I personally just get up, have a glass of water and a cup of green tea and then i'm out the door but i don't eat past 6pm at night so that's a good 12 hours of no food so i have no idea what's fueling me. I've heard both sides of the to eat or not to eat argument.
What do you find works best for you?
What do you find works best for you?
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Nope. I eat well after. 12pm is usually my first meal and I'm up at 6:30 every morning. I'll usually run at 9:00am once my DD is in school, then I hit the gym.
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I drink a large glass of warm lemon water every morning, then get ready to head out to run. I never eat anything. Everyone is different. Some can tolerate food, some can't. I'm one who can't. It's best to try out different things to see how you feel, then stick with what works best and makes you feel best!0
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Depends on the session, but generally my intervals or tempo sessions are in the evening anyway, so morning sessions are generally my long run. Given that I'm out for 2-3 hours then I generally eat a bowl of porridge about an hour before I head out.
Same for long rides.
For the tempo and interval sessions they're generally about 1800-1900 starts so I'll have had something about 1230 for lunch and that's about it.0 -
I dont eat before my morning run, I usually eat right after. If I eat anyting within an hour or two of a run, I get a sharp pain in my side.0
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I like about 100 calories before I run in the morning. Usually it is a small granola bar, tortilla or piece of bread. If its a hard workout or longer than an hour, I will get too hungry and fade if I don't eat anything.0
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feet on the floor, to the bathroom, dressed, out the door. If I pause, I stall and might not make it out.0
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feet on the floor, to the bathroom, dressed, out the door. If I pause, I stall and might not make it out.
100% agree with this haha0 -
my morning runs are typically 10 miles at a minimum. I don't like going to bed full, so by the time my morning wake up call happens, i'm quite hungry.
in other words, yes i eat before my morning run. but i wake up with 1.5 hours to spare so i can relax, have my hearty breakfast and coffee, let it digest, and still get in my run and not have to rush to make it to work by 8am. no, i don't sleep much. but it's very much my routine and my body seems to have acclimated to it nicely.
just finished up breakfast actually - toasted english muffin and 2 servings of PB. sipping on coffee and will head out the door in about an hour.0 -
I have a banana for energy AND I used to suffer with swollen ankles and feet until miraculously I started eating a banana a day and as if by magic (maybe potassium!), no more swollen ankles. I also have a mug of green tea and mackerel in tomato sauce when I get back. I may find that this doesn't work so well for me later on but for now I'm a happy bunny - not snacking on carbs between breakfast and lunch because I feel full.0
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I don't typically have anything, all though I occasionally drink water.0
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For long runs (10 plus miles) I'll have a banana with honey on. Seems to work well.0
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If I'm doing any kind of exercise first thing in the morning, I'll just have a small glass of a fruit smoothie or maybe a piece of fruit & I'm good to go. I never tend to workout on a totally empty stomach.0
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depending on how long .. if its a short run 20 mins just a tall glass of water and some sugar free gum to knaw on...
if its a long run one hardboiled egg and half a banana chase it down w/ tall glass of water.0 -
For me - for a short run just water. For a longer run (anything over an hour) then a slice of toast with peanut butter and a coffee beforehand. I can't make it much past the hour point unless I've eaten beforehand. For a long run (1h45 plus) I'll also take a gel on the run.0
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I never go out for a run without food. If I am eating specifically for running, as you would if it is early morning, stack up on carbs and then start running at least an hour later.0
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I heard that 250 calories before a workout fuels the body.
Also have 10 g of protein within a half hour after working out is suppose to be good.
To each their own.0 -
Just Coffee. If I have a really big cardio session planned, maybe a banana.0
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If I don't have much time then I have a banana but if I have an hour to let my food digest then I have porridge. I tried running without eating but I always ended up feeling sick and faint even over a very short time. I have lways been someone who has to eat first thing in the morning although I can then go most of the day without eating if I am busy enough.0
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It depends on the distance I'm running. If it's less than 6 miles, just my coffee and a glass of water. If 'm running farther than that I will have a piece of toast with peanut butter about an hour before I run (and coffee & water).0
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Everything in the first two meals of my diary is what I eat before I do my lunch run of 5-7mi, and that's routine boredom eating. On weekends, I wake up and go on just a banana and water.0
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I don't. I drink water during or right after and I typically don't eat until a couple hours later when I'm all cleaned up and at work.0
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I only have coffee before my morning run and some water and eat later when I am at work and in the evenings I do my workout before dinner.
I don't feel good working out with a full belly!0 -
Like most folks here, I drink a few big glasses of water and some coffee and head out. I've found this is fine for anything up to 2 hrs.
As I'm adding more miles to long runs though, I've started bringing those running snacks (chews for me) to make sure I don't run out of energy.
On race days, I have an early breakfast of eggs, toast and almonds due to the long time between wake up and start time of the run.0 -
Under 10 miles, nothing. Over 10 miles, pbj on toast.0
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My only morning run is my long runs on Sundays - and they are all over 13 miles.
I usually have a bowl of cereal and a bagel or toasted English muffin about 1.5 hours before I start my run. Oh, and water.
When I'm not in full on marathon training - and my runs average around the 10 mile mark, I'll just have a banana and some water.0 -
It depends, really. If I am planning on a mid/late morning run, I will eat breakfast. I find, for most of my runs, it's beneficial for me to either eat nothing (if I'm going to run within an hour and a half) or to go ahead and eat (If it's going to be after an hour and a half.). What I eat plays a role as well. Sausage doesn't agree with me and running at all, but most other things are ok.0
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I heard that 250 calories before a workout fuels the body.
Also have 10 g of protein within a half hour after working out is suppose to be good.
To each their own.
Protein after a workout is "optimal", but really isn't any different than taking it later for the average person. Elite athletes, possibly.
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Week days (shorter/tempos/fartleks/pace) - My Chai (tea+creamer) + 2 biscuits
Weekend Runs (Longer runs) - My Chai (tea+creamer) + 2 or 4 biscuits + 1 HUGE large Coffee
However as soon as I'm done with my runs I can absolutely hear my body shouting "FEED... FEED ME DAMN IT"0 -
Weekdays are first thing in the morning runs before I have to get ready for work. I am in a time crunch. So the runs are usually shorter (all under an hour). And the only thing I have is a cup of coffee with a little flavored creamer.
Weekends I have more time to play with. So my Saturday Long Run will vary but most likely be over an hour maybe 2. On those I will have a little oatmeal with a banana & milk and offcourse coffee.
Now I have been doing some reading this week on what LDR's will do for you. Any running over an hour will start to stimulate your glycogen stores. You start depleting some of your stores (not necessarily completely but enough to stimulate it) to the point where your body begins to build up a resistance and you actually begin increasing your glycogen stores. Basically, if you practice running for long periods of time, your body will begin to adapt by allowing your body the capacity to store even more energy for those future longer runs. So maybe running a little empty in the morning on your training runs will do you good in the long run. Tho you may feel a little sluggish until your body adapts.
Plus reading the RW Big Book on M and HM Training, it talks about the body's capability to absorb food quick enough before your run. So unless you eat like an hour or 2 before your run, whatever you eat won't necessarily get processed and absorbed fast enough to fuel your actual run. So your body is depending on your glycogen stores and fat conversion to fuel your morning run (which would be a good thing in training). Eat too much just before or during your run will cause stomach problems. While you are running, your body will only have the capacity to absorb like 100 calories worth of quick carbs. That is why all your sports goos and gels if you read the nutritional label is exactly 100 calories. If you use a gel or goo while running, drink only water (no sports drinks) or that can mess up your run. Those 100 calories are good for 45 minutes during the run, then you can use another gell or goo.
While resting, your body can use all the blood for digestion and absorption. But when you are running, all the blood is too busy delivering oxygen from your lungs and other nutrients/harmones from your liver to your legs to conduct aerobic conversion to help fuel your run. Since it is too busy doing that, not enough blood can be used for digestion and absorption so the capability to process calories drops until you reach resting state again.
Just some tidbits I thought I share.0 -
Week days (shorter/tempos/fartleks/pace) - My Chai (tea+creamer) + 2 biscuits
Weekend Runs (Longer runs) - My Chai (tea+creamer) + 2 or 4 biscuits + 1 HUGE large Coffee
However as soon as I'm done with my runs I can absolutely hear my body shouting "FEED... FEED ME DAMN IT"
Reminds me of the Irish/Scottish dude from the Scott's Lawn commercials: feed your body... FEED IT!0
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