trying to work out an effective nutrition strategy. This is what worked for me yesterday: I ate and drank well the day before. I also woke up early and had a hot cross bun and a banana 2 and a half hours before my run - and cups of tea. Also a glass
Competitive Runners Handbook" metions jelly-beans in the section on Fuels and Nutrition for Running. Glover tell the story of a friend who packs 26 jelly-beans into a plastic bag on his shorts, and has one for each mile. I think this works as an energy boost
occasionally with the fat off - that sort of thing. Have veggies with everything, fruit and raw nuts as snacks, make the meal before your big runs reasonably high carb (i.e dinner the night before) - porridge (not instant) is brilliant for pre run brekkie
bit more substantial. Amongst other things this will involve new experiments with pearl barley, lentils and possibly even quinoea! Thanks for all the pre/post training food advice.I get ravenous(apart from lunar cycle)& I don't run seriously yet
. Am I doing the right thing?Does anyone have any better home made ideas for pre/post/during run drinks? Many thanks! Before = waterDuring = waterAfter = water(with a few jelly babies added in; no, not to the water but the whole scenario!) A sports
have a decent sized one at 2pm on a Thursday. Any menu advice or nutritional would be great. I also take myprotein shake. When is the best time for this too with split exercises? when do you run? At the minute not as much. Maybe a 4 milerAfter circuits
are my favourite snacky treat: Yum! For pre & post run snacks I like cereal & plant milk (soya is the usual but you can get all sorts - pea, oat, sedge, rice... try & see what you like) as a handy pre & post run munch. Choc plant-milk / hot chocolate
. Palpitations and mild tremors are also not uncommon, but as blood-sugar levels return to normal the feeling usually passes. Prevention is usually found in adequate pre-exercise nutrition and hydration, and the use of energy drinks while running instead of water
weight has stayed the same. it was one of those hand held jobbies on the street where they try and sell you sports nutrition/diet products- anyone got any idea how accurate these are!? All that the others have said plus:-When I first started running I had
, but beware of pre-packed ones as they usually have loads of mayonnaise.Another thing to be aware of it that just because you are doing exercise doesn't mean that you can eat more. When I first started run/walking I started eating a lot of pasta because I had
