snack attack

Cheers. I will try that.

a coffee with milk and sugar at least 30 mins before (banana maybe but at least an hour ) too much and too close to running and i feel uncomfortable ..and your body is too busy digesting it to be able to switch to exercise mode

7k?

4 and a bit miles?

nothing at all

it isnt a long run

i leave a t least two hours between food and running too

I did find after work runs tricky - either I ate too close to the run or didn't eat until I got back from club at about 9pm

usually I opted for a banana and honey or banana and peanut butter sarnie

Eat nothing before running anything up to an hour. But eat afterwards instead!

 I usually train first thing on an empty stomach then have half a pint of chocolate milk and a banana after training. 

For evening training/club runs I'd usually leave 3-4 hours between what I last ate and running. 

Thank you for all the advice and support. I do intend to look more into the search engine on RW and I will try not to start anymore threads that people may have felt were duplicated. I do like it here and I am always glad to hear useful, practical and productive advice.

I run in the evening, but do most of my running in the daytime around midday. I will try some fruit.

Cheers. 

Turtlegirl, I run in my lunch hour three times a week, anything from 5-10K. I have my usual porridge in the mornings, and I'll maybe have a small banana and a cup of tea about an hour and a half before I run...if I'm doing speedwork, I'll leave it longer between food and run, but I tend not to 'fuel up' on anything heavier unless I'm doing a much longer run.

Glad to see you back TG,  I expect you have a lot of bottle to get as far as you already have so I hope this doesn't put you off running, or posting, or starting any thread you like.

I hate bullies. 

All is well in the land of Turtlegirl..lol... I'm alright. Just trying to get a fine balance with running etc.

I just hope to gain a lot of insight and knowledge from all abilities of runners. 

Just about keeping up with the running and still the last one while running out with my running club on a wednesday night. I'll get there eventually. Feels really awful because they have to keep coming back for me. I always try my best though.

TG - someone has to be last and I'm sure they don't mind coming back for you.

If I'm running after work I have a cereal bar about 2 hours before. Enough to keep me from getting really hungry during training but not enough to upset my stomach.

TG - for 7k i wouldn't worry about your food beforehand too much as long as the rest of your diet is good. If you find that you do feel a bit wobbly during that distance maybe try a flapjack an hour or so before. We;re all different. Some people can knock out 10 miles on no breakfast and no water. Others need more. Just experiment and see what feels good for you. 

There nothing is wrong with starting threads asking questions that have been asked before. If no old questions were asked this forum would come to a standstill bar the huge long standing threads which can be daunting for a newbie to join.

TG - when I run with the club in the evening, a typical day for me is - Breakfast Weetabix and fruit, lunch around 60g whml pasta mixed with either chicken or tuna(homemade) then about 5pm I will have a bananna or if I am feeling hungry a 30g bowl of porridge. When I get in from club run, I usually have some soup or a smoothie

Hope that Helps?

lol@ M and M's...

I might try cereal and some fruit.

muffin: What's it like to run on a track?. I would love to try that. I'm just used to road running. 

(waves at icclesuez- Might try the pasta) 

That was pathetic boy!