For the marathon:  Bagel, banana, and a fruity yogurt drink to wash it down.

For long runs:  Banana or some cookies and some Gatorade to wash it down.

2 or 3 packs of Quaker Instant Grits.  It's about 100 calories of 90% carbs/10% protein per pack, and it's almost digested as soon as you eat it.  It's basically oatmeal for us rednecks.  Oatmeal's probably a good idea too if grits isn't your thing.  I try to do that about 1 1/2 to 2 hours before a race, but for long runs that's tougher to do, since I want to go ahead and get going on my run so I can get on with my day.

I didn't know that.  If it's good enough for the Kenyans, it's good enough for me.  I hear they're pretty good runners

Told y'all that grits was good for you!

x_39_and_holding_x wrote:

I'm with Tuan. . . except I don't do yogurt so just throw gatorade up there.

 

 

 

 

Throwing up Gatorade doesn't sound all that fun.

 

 

Well, have you TRIED it?!?!?! 

I'm boring.  I usually like to have a 1/2 bagel or a 1/2 pb&j sandwich and a banana.  I used to love a cup of coffee with that, but now I just wash it all down with water. 

Oh it's just a bet my husband and I have going.  We're trying to see if it's possible to cut it out for an entire year.  If he wins, I have to buy him a nice road bike.  If I win, he has to run a marathon , which he has no desire to do.   Haven't thought about a reward , if we both make it.

We've both been feeling the benefits of being caffeine free.  We're both less stressed and anxious.  He says I'm much nicer now.   

x_39_and_holding_x wrote:

FormerBAM wrote:

 

x_39_and_holding_x wrote:

I'm with Tuan. . . except I don't do yogurt so just throw gatorade up there.

 

 

 

 

Throwing up Gatorade doesn't sound all that fun.

 

Well, have you TRIED it?!?!?!

Well, yes . . . It's not too bad, as those things go.

Prior to my long run, I usually have a Clif Bar and maybe half a bagel with a smoothie drink about 45 minutes to an hour prior. During the run, I have my sports drink and lately I have been trying a cut up Clif Bar. I can usually wash down the first half of it, which I usually consume about 45 minutes into the run. But sometimes I  don't eat the rest of it because I just don't feel like washing it down. They can be pretty dry. The Clif Shots get stuck in my teeth. So for tomorrow's run I am going to go with Vanilla gels again, but I am also going peel and segment a couple oranges and see how that works. I'll put them in a zip loc bag. I think that might work better than the orange slices they give us in the race because my hands won't get all sticky. Oranges don't have quite as many carbs as a Clif Bar, but they will be much easier to get down. I figure I can eat a couple during my run. The one thing I will be checking for is potential reflux due to the acidity. That's usually not an issue for me, but then again, I've never eaten oranges while running. I will provide a report on how that worked on my long run update tomorrow. Talk to you soon.

Karl

Somehow my eggs, bacon, toast and coffee seem to get me thru most long runs and marathons.  During, snickers bars, water, some gatorade and banana and orange.  All that keeps me running.  The day before, pasta, pizza, potatoes, anything carb and add chicken or fish to that and needless to say some nice carbie dessert.