Windermere Marathon May 2010

18 watchers

hellen Jan 2010 7:30pm, 9 Jan 2010 6,820 posts	hellen apparently fig rolls are the new jaffa cakes for footballers. I have been trying them on runs, they seem to work well ie they do not give me the trots. I bet they have quite a lot of carbs and are quite portable as well.
lurker (PECLO) Jan 2010 7:31pm, 9 Jan 2010 1,145 posts	lurker (PECLO) as in - i was not going to do all that starving of carbs and then loading i am just going to increase them in the days leading up or something i will experiment
lurker (PECLO) Jan 2010 7:32pm, 9 Jan 2010 1,146 posts	lurker (PECLO) and they are nicer than jaffa cakes
Foxy Davy Jan 2010 7:32pm, 9 Jan 2010 10,203 posts	Foxy Davy fair enough. I just eat whatever I want & never give it much consideration - that said I eat pasta 4 times a week but I always have, although since I started running 4.5 years ago I have lost a bit of weight.
lurker (PECLO) Jan 2010 7:34pm, 9 Jan 2010 1,147 posts	lurker (PECLO) i think what i mean is that i am going to try and think about what i eat in general rather than just thinking about what i will eat whilst i am running - gels - to keep me going you need a base to build on
Foxy Davy Jan 2010 7:36pm, 9 Jan 2010 10,204 posts	Foxy Davy old school me I prefer jaffas
hellen Jan 2010 7:39pm, 9 Jan 2010 6,821 posts	hellen fig rolls have a bit of fruit in though!! L, have you read up on how much carbs you need whilst running as well so you can work out your gel strategy?!! I think I read it was 30-60g per hour.
Foxy Davy Jan 2010 7:45pm, 9 Jan 2010 10,206 posts	Foxy Davy there's orange in jaffas !
Naomi P Jan 2010 7:52pm, 9 Jan 2010 4,696 posts	Naomi P If you're dong a large volume of training then 6g / kg is about right, then 8-10 on carb loading days (sounds like that's what you're doing if you're increasing your intake in the lead up). On the day, daily intake isn't as important as getting a large quantity of carbs in before the race (ie. the 130g you were recommended for example). After the race, you only need to worry about replenishing stores if you're not planning lots of exercise for the following day, your appetite will sort it out.
AJH Jan 2010 7:58pm, 9 Jan 2010 226 posts	AJH I just try to eat generally more carbs in the few days before, and for me pasta works. Race breakfast is always toast 4 slices! I am going to try a fry up before Gloucester. I may regret it!