morning run full breakfast

[theone]

i want to start my couch to 5k in the morning. should i eat what i normally have for breakfast.wetabix

or should i just have banana do my run and then have my wetabix.

[RibbleLady Graduate]

If you are only just starting then you will probably manage better with only a small amount to eat, and then more when you get back (rather than having a full, sloshy tummy), but as you get further through the weeks you will need the fuel for energy. Good luck - especially with eating the weetabix - can't stand the stuff!!

[emzylou Graduate]

I have a normal breakfast but wait an hour before going. Then have a banana when I get back. Prefer evening runs myself.

Good luck.

[Debrabwfc Graduate]

I've finished the programme and never eat before I run - its what suits you best I think.

[juicydee Graduate]

Some people have nothing but a glass of water (or cup of tea) before a morning run. I have done this a couple of times (I normally run in the evening so there haven't been many opportunities to experiment) and it's been fine - in fact any hunger pangs I might have tend to get suppressed and then I don't feel hungry for a while after getting home.

But if you do want to eat something, I'd do as you suggest ie banana, giving it time to go down (30 mins or so) then enjoy the rest of your brekkie as a well-earned treat when you get back!

[Misstrolly Graduate]

I would try running with a small banana in your tummy then wait half an hour to an hour., it's low fibre but will release sugar into your system. I have found and discovered that higher fibre cereals/bread can cause some..ahem digestive discomfort" during or after a run if eaten before you start!

good luck and enjoy the couch to 5k, it is such fun and will really change your life for the better!

[debssey Graduate]

I also only eat a banana then treat myself to a bowl of porridge when I get back. Something to look forward to!!!

[Mirella Graduate]

I run first thing, just have a glass of water before I leave and 127 fun-packed calories of diet porridge when I get back (with black coffee and more water)

[AliB1 Graduate]

i just have water before i go out in the morning and then breakfast when i get back.

[sfb350 Graduate]

I usually have a banana beforehand and then a couple of boiled eggs once I get to work. Bliss !

[Deryn61 Graduate]

For most of my adult life (I am 50) I was convinced I couldn't exercise in the mornings, especially without having eaten/allowed time for the food to go down. I have now changed my tune - if I know I need to run early, I make sure I am well hydrated, the evening before, I keep water by my bedside to sip as soon as I get up, then have a few bites of banana and a couple of mouthfuls of tea and I am off! I have even been known occasionally to get out running by 6.15 am before work recently!

[didntrunthat Graduate]

I can't eat anything beforehand, even up to two hours beforehand something small like a banana or a cereal bar can try to repeat on me, so I always avoid breakfast before running and will take a gulp of a sports drink or fruit juice instead. I think I have a weak stomach in that sense - it will be experimenting and seeing what suits you best.

[shelleymcb Graduate]

breakfast (cereal or toast) & a cuppa tea, then my run comes at least half hour afterwards. I prefer to run in the morning. seems daft to me to get yourself sorted (hair, makeup etc) & then have to remove my makeup to run in the afternoon. especially as I get so hot that I like to shower or bath afterwards.

[blueboots Graduate]

Dorset cereal and a cup of tea then out for a run half hour to one hour later. That works for me.

[Guesty26 Graduate]

Bulletproof coffee n banana half hour before for me

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