Carrieendar wrote: »

I only do half my long runs fasted, others I take in a lot of carbs to simulate race day intake.

Same here. I run fasted/ carb depleted earlier in my training. As I near my race I start to ramp up my carbs and experiment with fueling.

I love the Runner's World Cookbook! It's a beautiful book, for one, but has great recipes focusing on different things: pre-run, recovery, etc., and most importantly, it's real, tasty food that you'll actually want to eat.

So much of fueling is personal. I can usually run in the mornings on an empty stomach, but on race mornings, I do an English muffin with butter and jam. In general, I follow Michael Pollan's recommendation: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

loratliff wrote: »

I love the Runner's World Cookbook! It's a beautiful book, for one, but has great recipes focusing on different things: pre-run, recovery, etc., and most importantly, it's real, tasty food that you'll actually want to eat.

So much of fueling is personal. I can usually run in the mornings on an empty stomach, but on race mornings, I do an English muffin with butter and jam. In general, I follow Michael Pollan's recommendation: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

I second this! Their cookbook is solid and super yummy. It is my go-to when I want to make something healthy to fuel my running.

I run probably 95% of the time in the morning without eating anything. For me its pretty simple. If Im hungry I will eat a banana or a protein bar 30 minutes or so before I run. If Im not hungry I go out without eating. This morning I ran 11.5 miles alternating between an easy pace and 10K pace without eating. After a run I always get some protein within a 1/2 hour. I try to keep it simple.

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plateaued wrote: »

Here's an article whose advice I would not follow. It says better results for weight maintenance by running on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Maybe bodies in Belgium are different.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/ask-well-the-best-time-of-day-to-exercise/?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Moth-Visible&module=inside-nyt-region&region=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region

I know I do far better running in the AM on an empty stomach...

Same here. I do 98% of my running in the early morning, completely fasted. This includes marathon training runs of up to 22 miles.

Third That. Empty Stomach Training early mornings.

Yep, when I run in the morning, I don't eat and do fine

Question about the empty stomach thing. What if its a longer run like 9 miles? Still nothing or eat something?

Robbnva wrote: »

Question about the empty stomach thing. What if its a longer run like 9 miles? Still nothing or eat something?

Depends. Some people don't. I don't eat before my weekday morning runs (usually 4-5 miles) but before my weekend long runs, I have a cup of coffee and something bread-y. After those, I also drink a 16 oz. chocolate milk because it's the only thing my stomach can handle for an hour or so and is quick hit of carbs, protein, and fat.

Robbnva wrote: »

litsy3 wrote: »

It depends what you are used to. I don't eat before a 22 mile run (though I do always have breakfast before a race of any length).

OK what do you do during your run for fuel?

Also I ran 10 miles today. Burned lots of calories(1500) but struggling to eat all those back. Right now I'm only netting 100 calories with only 7 hours of daylight left. What can I eat to get my calories in? Don't think netting under 1k is a good idea

Spoon and PB.
drink them: soda, booze, smoothie, frappe
pizza, ice cream, etc

Robbnva wrote: »

litsy3 wrote: »

It depends what you are used to. I don't eat before a 22 mile run (though I do always have breakfast before a race of any length).

Also I ran 10 miles today. Burned lots of calories(1500) but struggling to eat all those back. Right now I'm only netting 100 calories with only 7 hours of daylight left. What can I eat to get my calories in? Don't think netting under 1k is a good idea

After a weekend run, I usu go straight home and put whole cream, unsweetened cocoa, Hemo (it's like Ovaltine), 3-4 eggs, whole milk and blend and drink (I also put other spices like cinnamon and fenugreek)--thick homemade protein shake and you can adjust the calories according to how much cream you use. Since I usu run fasted, having this after my run gets me off to a good start and then I just eat normally after that. Idk if it's a good idea, but I like it.

Before every run: Electrolyte Enhanced Drink Tablets + (8 oz water)

Runs < 16 miles:
- Before: No food
- After: Oatmeal w/cinnamon, 1/2 banana, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee

Runs >= 16 miles:
- Before
FRS Energy + Endurance drink
Clif Bar - Chocolate Chip
Salted Watermelon GU Gel (if needed)

- After: BSN Syntha 6 Protien Powder, Oatmeal w/cinnamon, 1/2 banana, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee

In my experience, you often won't feel hungry immediately after a run; from what I recall reading, it might be because running (at certain intensities) increases blood lactate levels, which temporarily suppresses a hormone that stimulates appetite. However, I try to eat within 15 minutes of finishing my run, otherwise, when the appetite suppression wears off I'll have a voracious appetite and eat the entire lunch buffet.