Food to tide me over for a run
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Inspired by the "lose a stone in a month" thread I am contemplating doing the NHS "Couch to 5k in 9 weeks" due to being really unfit, my BMI is the skinny side of ok so I'm not overweight but am very unfit for my age (32).
Getting up earlier than I currently do (0645) doesn't appeal to me at all so my time to do running would be in the evening when I get home from work, a problem with this is that I am normally hungry when I get home.
My question is what could I eat to tide me over for a 30-45 minute run without eating a full meal (I know if I have dinner first I wont do the run) and without filling me up so much that I wouldn't eat a full meal after the run?
Oh and the moon on a stick would be nice too while we're at it
Thanks
Getting up earlier than I currently do (0645) doesn't appeal to me at all so my time to do running would be in the evening when I get home from work, a problem with this is that I am normally hungry when I get home.
My question is what could I eat to tide me over for a 30-45 minute run without eating a full meal (I know if I have dinner first I wont do the run) and without filling me up so much that I wouldn't eat a full meal after the run?
Oh and the moon on a stick would be nice too while we're at it
Thanks
Good on ya chap!
Physiologically you won't need to take in any nutrition for a run of that duration, but preparing for training is a good idea whilst you're at work - keeping hydrated throughout the day and having small meals.
Personally I just make sure I've had something a couple of hours before I'm due to go out - today it's chicken & pesto in a seeded tortilla which I'll eat at about half five.
If I was to eat anything less than an hour before training, it'd probably be something like a banana, but most of the time I don't bother. A lot of my runs start at 6am (having got out of bed at 5.59!!) - at the moment they're between 7 & 12k and I don't bother eating until I get back - basically because I can't stomach anything that early.
Physiologically you won't need to take in any nutrition for a run of that duration, but preparing for training is a good idea whilst you're at work - keeping hydrated throughout the day and having small meals.
Personally I just make sure I've had something a couple of hours before I'm due to go out - today it's chicken & pesto in a seeded tortilla which I'll eat at about half five.
If I was to eat anything less than an hour before training, it'd probably be something like a banana, but most of the time I don't bother. A lot of my runs start at 6am (having got out of bed at 5.59!!) - at the moment they're between 7 & 12k and I don't bother eating until I get back - basically because I can't stomach anything that early.
Thank you.
I wasn't sure if I would need anything before doing a run like that. I will eat my normal lunch (peanut butter sandwich etc., bag of crisps and a banana) at about 1300. But you think I should also "snack" throughout the afternoon? Maybe another banana or other fruit?
I'm not really a fan of salad type foods and would consider my eating habits to be very caveman like. I certainly don't have anything near "5 a day"
I wasn't sure if I would need anything before doing a run like that. I will eat my normal lunch (peanut butter sandwich etc., bag of crisps and a banana) at about 1300. But you think I should also "snack" throughout the afternoon? Maybe another banana or other fruit?
I'm not really a fan of salad type foods and would consider my eating habits to be very caveman like. I certainly don't have anything near "5 a day"
No, you've got plenty of "onboard" fuel for that run, so no need to have anything.
I wasn't really advocating "snacking" as such, more spreading your meals out throughout the day - nutrition is very much an individual thing, but doing that is just good practice really.
As far as what you eat goes, well I think everyone knows what's good for them, but that doesn't always tally with what you like to eat! Provided you're trying to get close to a good diet and knowing the occasions when you're not achieving it - that's more of the battle . . . none of us are saints!
I wasn't really advocating "snacking" as such, more spreading your meals out throughout the day - nutrition is very much an individual thing, but doing that is just good practice really.
As far as what you eat goes, well I think everyone knows what's good for them, but that doesn't always tally with what you like to eat! Provided you're trying to get close to a good diet and knowing the occasions when you're not achieving it - that's more of the battle . . . none of us are saints!
I often run at 7pm having last eaten at about 1pm with no difficulties. Keeping hydrated during the day is important and if I feel particularly hungry I might have a banana mid-afternoon.
Bear in mind that if you were running before work, you'd probably be running 12 hours after your last meal.
Bear in mind that if you were running before work, you'd probably be running 12 hours after your last meal.
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