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10km obstacle race - prep?

amehh91
amehh91 Posts: 1,282 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi!

I am doing a couple of 5k obstacle races and a 10k as well - my first! I'm not worried about the 5ks but I have a question/I'm looking for any advice if possible about the 10k (which is a 2hr drive from my home).

Background! I've been an on/off runner for 2 years and my furthest distance is 5 miles/8km (And I'm generally happy with this). I've picked back up running since March and I'm feeling positive about my ability. However! I suffer greatly with TMI WARNING!!!!! Runners diahhrea. At the very least I get bad cramps after a run for a short while but sometimes I can be in the bathroom for quite some time and on and off for the rest of the day. I've experimented with all sorts over the past 2 years including severely reducing my fibre intake the day before, running fasted, Eating breakfast and different types of foods at different times. Whilst I know what to avoid (dairy! Caffeine!) in the morning, sometimes there is just no rhyme or reason to when it will strike.

At the moment I typically run at 9am, having eaten a cereal bar with no more than 2g fibre in and having drunk about 500ml water OR a weak cup of tea at 7am. Any more and I'll need a wee mid run, no matter how many bathroom stops I have before.

Now onto the question: my 10k obstacle race looks pretty tough (The Wolf Run in the UK if you are interested) and my start time is 12:40pm. What advice can anyone give on what I should do re: eating and drinking beforehand? Since I'll never make it to that time only having had 500ml water and a cereal bar!

Additional info: I'll be returning from a holiday on the Thursday and the run is the Saturday, however I already plan to make sure I don't drink any alcohol on the last night of holidays and keep a good (low-isb fibre) diet on the Thursday and Friday.

If you read this far, thank you so much! It might seem silly but it's a real issue sometimes!

TLDR: I get runners poops and have a bigger run than usual planned, at a later time than I'm used to and 2 hours from my house. What can anyone recommend food/drink wise beforehand?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Start training at that time and figure out your food that way.

    I'm a runner and my weekend long run is at the same time as my race when I'm training
  • amehh91
    amehh91 Posts: 1,282 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Start training at that time and figure out your food that way.

    I'm a runner and my weekend long run is at the same time as my race when I'm training

    Thank you :) I'll see if I can but I work that time during the week and I'm a single mum so finding someone to have the tiny human can be tricky on the weekends. Plus the race is 3rd June, ack!
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