Gels and cut-back week in HM training next week!

[Redcello41]

Decided to experiment with a few gels I've never tried before including one that has caffeine in it! Can't wait to try them out!However, when is a good time to take a caffeine gel? Half way through a long run? The last bit of a long run? What distance should your long run be at before you take a caffeine gel? I usually take a gel every 5K if I'm going over 10K.

Also gearing up for Week 4 of my HM training plan starting tomorrow - it's a cut-back week so I'll have shorter runs but am looking forward to it nonetheless! 😀

I want to work out how I can fit in speedwork/interval training/hill reps into my training - the picture above is a typical training week for me - should I put a speed interval session on my Wednesday training run even though I may not make the written distance because it's interval training? Or should I add an extra training session for interval training in somewhere (replacing one of my cycling sessions maybe)? 😀

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

I am not sure about gels, never had one, perhaps I should have had one today before I ran my slowest ever 5K, all to do I think with running ten miles on Wednesday, legs still felt the effects of that run

You will be looking forward tomorrow to your 60 minutes cycle ride, I will be on my bike again tomorrow, its the same run as I had that little fall, now three weeks ago going through that narrow gate, tomorrow I will get off the bike and walk through, enjoy your hour bike 🚲 ride tomorrow. 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

In my own training plan (courtesy of roseabi), my 'speed'- training is always a short run - around 5k. There is also a long easy run and a middling distance, middling pace run. Does that help?

I don't use gels, but I do use a SIS energy bar with caffeine. I usually have it right at the start, but today used it half an hour before the end of my run as they suggest and it worked well.

At the end of the day, you have to try for yourself and see, I think - for me I'm sure a lot of the effect is psychological 😅

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Those SIS double espresso are mad! Don’t take them every fuel stop! They make you float 🤣 I tend to fuel at 5 miles but only if I’m doing more than about 9 miles. Then every 5-6k. I can’t stand the consistency of them though. Like walk paper paste! I’ve tried several and Torq are my favourite.