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Awesome, thanks for this (and sorry - just saw it!). Did a pre-breakfast 30k run yesterday fuelled by bananas. Definitely need to start experimenting with different food though. I like your variation! Not sure if it’s because I knew I was nearing the end or not, but I felt like I was starting to bonk at about 28km so probably need to eat a bit more regularly..
Also, my left hip joint now feels like it’s been filled with sand and I’m limping around today - definitely more than a niggle!! Has anyone got any good tips for hip stretches/can tell me why it might feel so awful? Don’t want to destroy my body too soon into my RTTS training.
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I like your variation!
When you're going all day you get a bit sick of sweet things all the time. I like a bit of variation and often a savoury after taste is a nice distraction.
Sorry to hear about your hip, take a few days off running and see how it feels before easing back into easy runs. Hopefully just over exerted something.
If you're on facebook there is a group called Ultra Running Community which has lots of good info, might be worth checking out.
Arducius
That looks awesome!
Eating and drinking on the go takes practice, but the general advice is 2-300 calories per hour. Try different foods on your training runs to see how you get on eating and digesting them, you don't want anything that is going to upset your digestive system (either end!)
I find that eating something small every hour works on long runs, coupled with tailwind in the water bladder. Over the course of a 40mile run last week I ate Quorn mini eggs, flapjack, a roast potato, milk chocolate, cream cheese wrap. Drank a litre of water with 3 scoops of tailwind, and several swigs of chocolate milk. Basically little and often so you don't feel too full and you keep the energy going in constantly. I find something savoury goes down well when you're getting sick of sweet stuff.