What To Eat Before Running 

Jeffrey Thompson, heck yeah 😂 Normal practices last for like 2 hours on normal days

Frl lmaooo

This reminds me of the first day in a running club. The coach says: and now, to warm up, run 5 laps. Waiting for you here for the drills and then will run. In my head was… 2.5km run before even counting? :)))

@@crisbrasoveanu1138 I respect that coach.

1omins or lesss isn’t a run 😂

Try eat a bunch of fresh fruity like say 5+ oranges, its much cleaner fuel for the body and provides more efficient energy. I can run in the fasted state too because our bodies work better without food really, we must not always teach our bodies to rely on food for fuel. There are a tribe of runners in mexico who run many miles barefoot most mornings until afternoon then have their first meal believing we should eat in the morning and have long lives.

yeah, a lot of nice words, but vey few examples.

Toast with avocado or sweet potato with coconut oil

I eat oatmeal a few hours before a long run. I have it with almond milk and salt water. Healthy whole foods mainly combined with drinking lots of water. I only eat two good meals a day and it always works for me. Grains in the morning and a high carb meal at night.

3 bananas , trust me xD

I was expecting spaghetti the night before you run in the morning or something

YG Hwang Yes, it was a little hidden in the video, but anything under 1hr is often considered a short run.

YG Hwang 4 miles is short, 6 miles is almost long, 8 miles definitely long distance and 10 miles and beyond is true distance

@@dan_4531 what if youre sprinting

@@chaex2246 what are you trying to say

I was lost at drinking the 'right' hydration ... before, plenty of sodium.. wut? I have no idea. lol

Jobie wan-kanobie thank you!

@Jobie wan-kanobie I agree 100% with you, this video has made me unsubscribe. Wasted 3 minutes of my life. The whole video was like that, I want to hear her name foods, drinks etc. The only think she said was raisins and coconut oil.

@Jobie wan-kanobie cheers for that, will try it. If I do a morning run I will only eat a grapefruit before. Afternoon or evening run, I like to leave minimum of 3 hours and eat small. I'm similar it that I do most of my eating after the evening workout. But if I have a half marathon with an early start, I have small portions carbs in the week of the race, and then no runs 48 hours before. Even races, a bowl of porridge/oatmeal. My experience the lighter you are the better. I'm 200lbs and ran 20+ half marathons, adrenaline and determination gets me through every time. Oh and good training beforehand.

@Jobie wan-kanobie it takes time, but you will get there. Running is definitely mental thing, the body is durable. A technique I used was run at 3 miles at 90%, then a few runs later, drop it to 75% and run 4 miles. If you can keep the breathing rate low you can run all day. Then you run 90% for 4 miles, then drop the pace and run 5. It's takes time, but works for me.

This is a much better video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IKOi8KNeAJ4.html provides a whole raft of food suggestions dependent on schedule, time availability before runs etc.

Martin LaVare how do you not get a stitch from that I have to wait at least 2 hours after drinking or eating

@@Thomas-ul3xd same ..or ur stomach will

Ready to go bananas

looool

10 pints in Fitzgerald's and a run for the 23 bus

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A couple beers before the beer run

Nice

Do what works for you!

Ha ha 😂😂

Hello

I eat nothing for 16+ hours and eat none of that or drink coffee much unless emergency. The issue is we train our bodies to reply on food/drugs for energy. This is backwards from the true energy of the body/mind/capacity. Sometimes just a spoon of some raw honey is enough.

Thanks Anthony- happy to have you in the community :)

Well you can't avoid "lactic" acid building up in your muscles but you should eat light obviously and avoid foods that make you gassy and hard meats

The Run Experience

Basically whatever works for you and doesn't bloat you up or cause your stomach to suck all your blood away from the rest of your body. Slow foods are better IMO. Oatmeal, grains, with fruit. You get the instant sugars from the fruit and then as you run you get the slow food nutrients as you drink water.

I'm not a dietitian, but would definitely not do an energy gel in the middle of a 5k unless you want to risk some stomach cramping, especially if you don't use them regularly in training. If you overslept and didn't get up in time to eat a good breakfast 2-3 hours before your race, you could probably get away with a gel 30-60 minutes prior to your 5k. I made the mistake of doing too many gels for a PR attempt on a 10k race and missed my goal by seconds due to extreme cramping. I'm sure it was the gel I took at the 4 mile mark (I had done one 30 minutes before the race, one at mile 2 and one at mile 4 (the first one would have been sufficient!) They are great on Halfs and Full Marathons, but the key is to get your stomach used to handling them during training sessions. Good Luck!

Energy gels are used as an easy to digest fast absorbing energy source. As to why you're taking multiple gels in a 10k or a 5k I'm not sure as you'll never run out of stored glycogen during those distances unless these distances are taking 90+ minutes of hard threshold effort (basically you're running up a hill the entire time). This goes the same for sports drinks as well, you just don't need them for sub 90 minute efforts as you're just not doing enough work and depleting your body's glycogen stores so quit adding all this excess sugar and salts into the system that doesn't need it - especially if you're trying to lose weight!

If that's what works for you, then an apple is fine! Some people like a little more or a little less food before going on their run; it's very individual!

The Run Experience ok thanks!

We have a few different videos on our channel to help you breathe while running. Here is one to get you started! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9iqTuU9dofA.html

Rick Martin I have to do a 10k tommorow

Rick Martin po

You could have something small about 45 min-1 hour before you head out! Or if it's going to be less than an hour run you could also not eat anything before and just eat after.

KCC Patterson this is just a starting point! We also have a dinner meal plan w 14 recipes in it !

why did you have to say you're a black woman though

Awesome!

That's ok to do a 25 min (roughly) run without food or water. I would recommend consuming something (food or at least a little electrolyte) within 2 hours of finishing though. This should help with energy throughout the day.

Noted for future videos!

Perfect!

Laraib, pain is never good. The chest pain could be a result of a breathing issue. I would try our video "breathing exercises for runners". If this doesn't help I would consult a physician.

The Run Experience thanks for your feedback. The problem which I mentioned above occurs only while running. If talking about swimming or cycling, everything is fine. Idk what to do, plz suggest

@@TheLaraib123 Breath through your nose.