post run refuelling

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Little Miss Happy Oct 2019 11:57am, 27 Oct 2019 1,739 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Doc - I like the FGS recovery drinks (choc or vanilla, one will last me two or three days), the Whey Box protein powders are good too especially if travelling as they come in single serve sachets which you can just mix with water. At home I usually have peanut butter either on a crispbread or toast and an apple.
Eynsham Red Oct 2019 12:08pm, 27 Oct 2019 4,852 posts	0 Eynsham Red Having read through the suggestions here, I’ve just polished off chocolate milk, a Mars Bar and a packet of crisps. Time will tell whether it makes a difference, but I enjoyed the experience regardless 😀
DocMoye Oct 2019 12:25pm, 27 Oct 2019 30,570 posts	0 DocMoye Did you exercise first ER ?
Eynsham Red Oct 2019 5:29pm, 27 Oct 2019 4,853 posts	0 Eynsham Red Sorry, should I have done? (Seriously, yes, I did an eight and a half mile (for me) long run). Six hours later I’m still feeling quite spritely.
swittle Oct 2019 6:02pm, 27 Oct 2019 57,970 posts	0 swittle LMH, peanut butter's a great shout. Honey + sliced banana on toast is my current morning fuel.
Garfield Oct 2019 8:04pm, 27 Oct 2019 11,168 posts	0 Garfield Yes, peanut butter gets my vote...or hummus and bread/oatcakes are some of my favourites if I can eat after a run.
Garfield Oct 2019 8:04pm, 27 Oct 2019 11,169 posts	0 Garfield I've also got a weakness for tortilla chips and hummus...
Velociraptor Oct 2019 8:06pm, 27 Oct 2019 43,653 posts	0 Velociraptor For runs over 90 minutes, my first stage of refuelling is a Magnum. Which is almost like deconstructed chocolate milkshake
Derby Tup Oct 2019 8:08pm, 27 Oct 2019 35,234 posts	0 Derby Tup De- or re-constructed?
Garfield Oct 2019 8:21pm, 27 Oct 2019 11,171 posts	0 Garfield I've been known to have a Magnum in the last stages of a longish run... The Coop on the way home comes in handy for them!