Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and planning to do a 10K run next year with the charity I work for. It's for a good cause, but I'm also doing it as a way to get back into shape.It's been great so far and it's made me quite conscious of my eating
. Think I'll try to get hold of some SIS ones. see wiggle! ... and try them out in training. 10 miles into a marathon isn't the best time to find out that your choice of gel gives you the runs of another kind! Hmmm... yes, I've gathered the gels need a
I am running the Birmingham half on Sunday and I aim to beat my PB of 1:26:27. Previously, I would eat a jelly baby a mile for the last 5 or so miles for energy; but now I have heard that I am not getting any energy until I have actually finished
anything!)Many thanks Try the grey 'health' tab at the top of the page and look at Nutrition.JJ I had a glance at the free one - do you know if it's worth subscribing to access the other material (i'm quite lazy you see and need people to do my food
in it (apart from liking the oatmeal taste) is that it has a better nutritional composition than a sugar-based sports drink. But why would you use it to make porridge - if you wanted more carbs couldn't you just eat a bit more porridge ? PopsiderI see your
't face eating before an early morning run. Just focus on refuelling afterwards with a meal packed with carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients to aid recovery.There are also several other breakfast benefits. Concentration, memory, stress levels
you get a tum upset. LO its my first half Sunday too and yes sometimes I get worried. One moment I breeze through 11 miles in training and next moment run a really sh1t 5k race, but hey it all about having fun and getting more experienced with races
, or the maximuscle one i forget the name of).i found ice baths very effective in aiding recovery after a long run.otehr than that; glucosamine, glutamine A gentle stretch after each training session is supposed to speed recovery. In a similar vein, self
Q After a run, I get an intense hangover-type headache that can continue for two to three days, even though I take the usual pills. I don’t drink alcohol or coffee, I drink isotonic drinks when I’m training and racing, and water the rest
hobbled home distraught and way off target. I took on plenty of fluid as soon as I felt my legs tighten, so why didn’t this help? Or could it be that at 50 I’m just too old for marathon running?A You say that you were careful with your fluid intake
