Early morning running food advice

[antet]

I'm going to be trying week 8 run 2 at 5am tomorrow as I can't fit it in otherwise. At this hour I won't be up to eating a lot but does anyone eat directly before they run. Have even considered chomping on a banana during the 5 min warm up. Would this be a mistake? Any thoughts gratefully received.

[sheps Graduate]

There was a lot of advice and chat about this yesterday so I'll post you a link to the thread:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

I think you'll find that there are various opinions and that it is pretty much up to your own preference.

[antet Graduate in reply to sheps]

Thank you missed that so this is great 😀

[sheps Graduate in reply to antet]

Things move on quickly in here, don't they. Easy to miss something useful.

[antet Graduate in reply to sheps]

Yes completely missed it and it answers my question perfectly. Think I will try without snack and see how I go. Thanks again sheps 😀

[Val52 Graduate]

I always just have a cup of coffee to wake me up but I've always run in the morning on an empty stomach ...not as early as 5am I might add. Breakfast when you get home tastes sooo good 😊

[antet Graduate in reply to Val52]

Thank you 😀 I'm thinking I might have to go for empty stomach as it's so early.

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

I can do half a banana, glass of water, a few stretches and out the door but I guess we are all different. Think it's a bit psychological for me as I can do a 5k on empty but just prefer to eat first when I can (I am one of life's grazers). That said, I run better later in the day anyway!!🏃🏽‍♀️

[AnnieW55]

My early morning runs are done on a mug of tea (sometimes2) and breakfast when I get back. My last early morning on Sunday was 14.5km with no problems - I did have a belt with 2 small water bottles in it though.