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Would be great to know from others who have upped to ultra distance how they manage food and drink on training runs.
Grab whatever food is to hand (often none) on the way out of the door and run out of water half way through is my MO.
By seriously, I take a least a litre of water on long runs. Plan in a pub stop to refill if really hot (and buy coke and crisps). Generally drink to thirst.
Often I don't eat on longer training runs, just breakfast and head out. Generally have an emergency gel in the pack just in case. The idea being it trains the body to use what it's already got stored. No idea if there is any real science behind it but seems to work for me.
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“The idea being it trains the body to use what it's already got stored. No idea if there is any real science behind it but seems to work for me.”
That has totally been my MO too, and I do think there’s something in it. However I sometimes find i tank at about 20 miles and my calf muscles start cramping. Also it makes recovery frustratingly slow.
I’m gonna start hydrating better and eating earlier for sure.
IdealStandard
Did a great 30km yesterday.
Nothing organised, just a pootle to start upping the miles for Race To the Stones, but finally managing to take hydration and nutrition seriously and as a result ended feeling really fresh. Ran along the Trent in the fog and finished just as it started to burn off.
I've always had a bad habit of starting to eat and drink too late and end up desperate at the finish. I used some electrolyte tabs, and not sure if that made a big difference, but it makes 100km feel a fair bit more manageable.
Would be great to know from others who have upped to ultra distance how they manage food and drink on training runs.