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Feb 2019
10:26am, 18 Feb 2019
8,674 posts
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geordiegirl
Hi all, I am officially rubbish at fuelling for and during a marathon.
I struggle to eat and run, yesterday I did 27miles & survived on a handful of haribos (3-4 sweets every 3.3m lap) as well as 2 shotbloks and a piece of homemade date oat & nut bars (it was a tiny piece) on the run... I just cant do it....
Pre run yesterday I had a crumpet and greek yoghurt with berries and granola. When I did Darkskies last year as it is an evening run I had a sweet jacket potato, feta and salad for lunch, I took things to snack on throughout but struggled and stopped eating at 14miles what I did have was the aforementioned date, oat and nut bar cut into tiny pieces and maybe 3 shotbloks.
I have my next marathon (Kielder Darkskies) in 4 weeks. Any advice would be hugely appreciated.
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Feb 2019
10:56am, 18 Feb 2019
3,785 posts
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jdarun
Sounds to me like you had quite a lot to eat on that 27 mile run! I usually have a few jelly babies and kendal mint cake every 10k in marathons (may grab a gel if on offer) tho I'm not out there for as long as you...
Important to be well fed the day or two before (even for a evening race). I always have a hearty breakfast even right before a 9am marathon, luckily I have no problems running on a fairly full stomach.
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Feb 2019
11:00am, 18 Feb 2019
21,393 posts
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Wriggling Snake
Balls of squashed Madeira cake.
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Feb 2019
11:01am, 18 Feb 2019
2,889 posts
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K5 Gus
What exactly do you struggle with ? Is that that you can't chew solids as you have a very dry mouth, or that you get stomach cramps if you eat, or what ?
If you can't take solids, and assume you've tried gels, can you get your calories in liquid form using one of the powders that dissolve in water eg tailwind, etc ? This would mean mixing it up beforehand and carrying in softflasks or bladder, but as it looks like you are doing all offroad stuff then you probably already using a vest for carrying gear.
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Feb 2019
11:03am, 18 Feb 2019
13,306 posts
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Autumnleaves
I ended up with High5 gels, the isotonic ones don't need water. The only way I could work it was to stick firmly to a schedule - one every 4 miles. I didn't question whether I needed them, just sipped slowly until each one was gone.
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Feb 2019
12:01pm, 18 Feb 2019
8,676 posts
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geordiegirl
I don’t eat anything mom a run up to 14-15m only ever drink water on any length of run.
I find shotbloks are ok I don’t like gels but do carry one as an emergency.
I just lose all appetite when I exercise I don’t really eat extra before and it suppresses my appetite afterwards too.
I had 2-3 haribo sweets 2 shotblocks and literally an inch square piece of date bar, but I then don’t have any energy left in my legs to keep going so my pace crashes towards the end. You hear so much about fuelling and eating during a run so I guess I was interested on what was reasonable to do.
Thanks
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Feb 2019
12:12pm, 18 Feb 2019
8,677 posts
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geordiegirl
Oops no mom needed^ Should be on
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Feb 2019
12:14pm, 18 Feb 2019
8,678 posts
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geordiegirl
And yes yesterday was 6hrs I don’t expect much under 6.5hrs for Kielder
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Feb 2019
12:14pm, 18 Feb 2019
21,395 posts
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Wriggling Snake
Your pacing could be as much of an issue as fuelling if your pace begins to fall at the end of long runs.....hydration too?
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Feb 2019
12:29pm, 18 Feb 2019
6,754 posts
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larkim
This isn't about fuelling for a marathon in the traditional sense though is it? At a 6 hour activity this is more in ultra territory, irrespective of the distance? (Please don't take that as in any way a criticism of your pace - just that for everyone, being "on the go" for 6 hours I would expect is a different physiological experience than being "on the go" for 3-4 hours, so it might take a different nutrition approach).
I always make sure I get very well fuelled the day / night before, and then make myself eat well early on, though not so much as I would be exceeding what I can process.
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Marathon Food planning
Dec 2019