Program : 18km
This run took in Diamond Fields Road & included Buckman's Lane to make 9km from the car & then return the same way.
New experiment for digestive problems : have brekkie of 2 slices of toast & then nothing until running for about 1 to 1.5 hours. At that stage 1 GU & repeat every 15-20 minutes. I'd been thinking of this but before I could try it out, the very same thought was suggested by Ewen last night!
I think it's the way to go for me : not taking any additional calories etc until I feel the need for a 'pick me up'. It went well this morning (even though the gels still unsettle my tummy!); so well that, in spite of the many hills & the horrible wind, I managed a 1 minute negative split...and I haven't seen one of those in quite a while!
Results : 9k out in 1 hour 17 minutes. AHR = 70%; MHR = 81%.
9k back in 1 hour 16 minutes. AHR = 74%; MHR = 84%
On Sunday's long run I'll be trying the 'Roctane GU' which came in today's mail & hope to have better digestive results with that than I'm having with the ordinary GU!
Distance today = 18km.
That's what I do - 2 slices of toast but i put banana on top with a wee bit of honey and eat it 1.5-2hrs before I do my long run or a race. I tried the Roctane Gu on Sat and it seemed to work for me. Good luck with Sunday's run. i also take a few jellybeans for a sugar fix!!
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ReplyDeleteI have tried all sorts of breakfasts in the past but now that my legs are 100% my limiting factor I just eat my normal breakfast on race days, training days, the same as any other day. And don't even worry about how soon before running I eat it. "Lowan" Apricot & Almond muesli, with a banana, dry (no milk or anything milk-like), a cup of black sugarless tea. Normal breakfast.
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