I simply loathe bananas. I can’t stand the smell, texture, look or the taste of them. I know, I’m weird - you might even say I’m bananas. 🍌🍌
I’ve got Sarah Millican cheering me on and I’m on week 7. She keeps telling me to have a banana (I do so want to tell her where she can shove her banana....but so far I have resisted!). 😝
Anyone got any suggestions for an alternative?
You are not bananas KF, I can eat a banana but also love grapes, you can try grapes, apples or a orange if you want, you can ask your coach to shove her bananas where the "sun don't shine" as the song goes, anyway all you need to do before a run is drink plenty of water, week 7, not long now until you graduate bananas or no bananas. 😊 🏃🏾
I love bananas but I’m sure any fruit will do 😂
I think the background is quick, easily absorbed energy fix. I like a few nuts & raisins, myself. And drink water!
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Is it for after your run?
Yep, she’s always telling me to have a banana!!!
If it’s after the run, try having it in a smoothie.
No chance! I loathe them.
If it is for potassium, avocados are reacher than bananas.
Try milk and an apple.
Mill is better a for hydrating as it has water, minerals and protein in it which is what you lose during exercise. Apples have vitamin c and fibre. Apples are also good for replenishing energy.
Many thanks for your suggestions, I’ll give them a go.
No issues regarding drinking water. I have a kidney problem so have to drink a minimum of 4.5 litres up to 10 litres in the summer - which is all done under the supervision of my fantastic doctors and is not recommended for normal people.
Week 7 run 1 done even though it was a hot one. 😊
Kiwi??? More potassium than a banana anyway. Or some peanut butter on toast/a bagel? I eat far too many bananas - could eat them all day long ( and sometimes I do....🙄).
Well, it is a matter of taste. I don’t particularly like the bananas you find at supermarkets. I used to like bananas back home in Cape Verde but those were local bananas or the tiny ones. The ones sold around the world are rather boring in my opinion.
I usually use the generic bananas in recipes or smoothies. Another way is to fry it in light oil or microwave it without any oil while the banana is still a bit green, sprinkle some cinnamon. voila a great dessert.
You could also try it raw with cinnamon to see if that would help you eat it.
Thanks for your suggestions happyseal but there’s no way I’ll be trying them out - I don’t like bananas. I don’t like them abroad either.
Am I getting the subtle vibe that you’re not too partial to bananas? Or am I reading too much into your words?😀
Whatever gave you that idea HeavyFoot? 😜
Male intuition!!!!
Paracetmol, ibuprofen, banana and orange juice - good to go! 1st B210k run
She actually wants me dead 💀 
Runspiration! What a great view!!! 😂😂😂
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