will replenish the electrolytes you've sweated out.Recipe: Fruity FlapjackAfter your run: recoverWhat to eat... Banana, whole-wheat bagels, quinoa...and why: Carbohydrates, protein, electrolytes and fluid are the four magic words for fuelling your recovery

’t eaten for 12 hours. This can cause lightheadedness, and that’s what you want to avoid, so:Eat light Half a bagel, a banana, an energy bar or a carbohydrate drink an hour or so before your run will raise blood sugar levels and not upset your stomach. Or

)Sandwich Festival Fun Runs (Kent, August 19)Grimsthorpe Castle 10K (Lincolnshire, August 27)London Pride 10K, August 18London Pride 10K (August 18) A leafy parkland course, fantastic buzz, and free cream cheese bagels – this race has everything you might

:Dried fruit, bagels, crisps, milkshakes, chocolate bars, biscuits, sweets, pizza, pretzels, boiled potatoes, energy bars, watermelon.Consumption checklistTo determine what food and drink you can handle without adverse side effects, answer the following

kilogram (2.2lbs) of body fat, you need to consume more than 10,000 calories or: 30 fresh cream chocolate eclairs; 167 custard cream biscuits; 3 packets of butter; 36 cinnamon bagels; 80 choc ices; 52 pints of skimmed milk; or 66 packets of salt and vinegar

.  I managed to sleep from 10pm till 4am and then woke both excited and terrified. After all the waiting, the day was finally here. I ate my breakfast (bagels and peanut butter), got into my kit and headed off to Greenwich. The trains were bustling with runners

tummy so I have to be fussy and be careful with my diet. I raced in Morocco last October and took a suitcase of food with me. I took plain bagels, tins of tuna and lived off Lucozade bars. I had to be sure to eliminate any food risks and in the end I

MuffinHard to believe, but you can eat two McDonald’s Egg McMuffins and swallow fewer calories than you would from a bagel with two tablespoons of cream cheese. The McMuffins have 580 calories, 24g fat and 34g protein. The bagel delivers 643kcal, 28g fat and 20g protein

are low in fat, protein and fibre, such as bagels, cereals, bananas and high-carbohydrate drinks or bars.Water stations You're likely to encounter at least one water station in a big 5K. Make use of it, because even a slight drop in body fluid can hurt

(being more attentive to the wildlife). I follow this with my post run ritual: some stretching, a session with the ice pack, a shower, warm bagels and the Sunday papers. From a psychological standpoint, this ritual is almost as important to me as the run