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27 August 2009

TIART: Fuel for the Long Run

Runners Lounge is hosting its normal Take It and Run Thursday today. The topic is fuel for the long run. If I'm running 10+ miles, here's what I usually do:
* about 1 hour prior to running, I eat half of a whole grain bagel, toasted and either plain or a bit of peanut butter. I also eat a banana

* about 15 minutes before running, I eat a Gu (I love the Chocolate Outrage) and drink 10-15 ounces of water

* every couple of miles while running, I drink Gatoraid

* at about mile 6-6.5, I eat another Gu
Why? Because it helps me get to the end. Even so, in the heat and humidity of this summer, I still feel pretty wiped out at the end, but I don't tolerate heat well at all (my running group has put me in an elite category of one of the top 3 perspirers in the group).

Run well, y'all,
Bob
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2 comments:

  1. No Longer UsingThursday, August 27, 2009 at 4:24:00 PM EDT

    i love your sign off "run well, y'all" :) i have also tried to start my runs with a gu-- seems like an easy option. and a banana is a must for me, too. it's such a trial and error process!

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  2. AnonymousThursday, August 27, 2009 at 4:39:00 PM EDT

    I love that you're in an elite group for perspiration... We all deserve to be some level of elite, right?

    I tried the gel before the run once, it didn't go over for me... but then I don't like gels much anyway so I shouldn't have been surprised at that result!

    Thanks for participating in my TiaRT topic!

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