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pre run food

Before my runs I've been eating a banana with PB and my coffee but I'm starting to feel sick during hardest part of my run. What else can I add in the morning to eat that won't feel heavy in my stomach? I'm only running 45 mins but I'm pushing my girls in the jogger and it's a bit harder of a workout.

Re: pre run food

  • I wouldn't think about adding anything, maybe just changing it.

    I would not be able to run with coffee in my stomach because it's so acidic.  Some people can do it, but it's also definitely a major irritant for others.  I'd sub that for water and see how you feel.

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  • I would get sick if I had coffee before I ran.  Can you try drinking water instead?
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  • I feel like a dummy now. I should have known coffe could have been my problem. I will try and drink water instead. thanks :)
  • I drink a little coffee before a run, so I don't necessarily think that that is your problem, but give it up and see if that helps.
  • I don't run in the mornings, unless it's for a race.

    My pre-race breakfast is toast w/ butter, coffee & a little water.

    peanut butter makes me want to vom if i eat it before running. I found this out the hard way last week. I went out for a 5mi run (about 41 min on a good day) and 3 miles in I felt like my guts exploded.  -- I was having a super great run, mile 3 was an 8:00, then BAM.. i felt like rocks were jiggling around in my stomach. it was horrible.  before I ran i ate toast w/ peanut butter. It was 1.5hrs prior to running.. I'll NEVER eat PB again before a run.

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    peanut butter makes me want to vom if i eat it before running.

    I can't do PB before a run either, I tried it twice and each time I had stomach issues.

  • I'm another runner who doesn't have a problem with coffee before a run. I would try cutting out one element, or swapping it out rather, each run until you find the culprit.

    If you're looking for other options for breakfast before a run, I usually enjoy 8 ounces of cream of wheat with some brown sugar and a coffee.

  • I usually eat half of a banana or one sheet of graham crackers  w/ some water 20 minutes before the run.  I love my coffee, for sure, but think of it as my reward for after the run. Big Smile 
  • what time do you eat and what time do you run?  the gap between the two could also have something to do with it.
  • I have my coffee first thing in the morning around 630 and I have the banana and PB around 830 and Im out the door running around 9-915.
  • I am another coffee drinker, about an hour before I run, or I will absolutely need to go to the bathroom in the middle of my run. I usually have a small amount of oatmeal and half an apple with peanut butter. For afternoon runs (when I haven't had lunch for several hours) I will have cereal with soy milk and maybe a little fruit on top. 
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  • Another coffee drinker here.  I try to drink and eat an hour or so before a run so I don't have "issues" during the run.  I usually eat an english muffin/bagel with PB and a cup of coffee.
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