So would you have breakfast within 90 mins

...of a 10k, and if so, what?

At a wedding in Tralee Saturday, want to get out and do the 10km Sunday morning in Banna - it's at 9.30, presume breakfasts start at 7. Won't be breaking records, but feel like I have to do something as IMRA in Galtees following weekend.

So would you have a hotel breakfast within 90 mins of a run and if so what? Think cooked breakfast way too risky, even something like scrambled eggs and beans might be heavy, cereal out as hate taking in lots of milk before a run, leaning to yoghurts and juices as being light and giving enough sugar and energy to get through it.

Mothman

7.30 - 9.30 = 120 minutes
assuming your leisurely breakfast takes 30 minutes.

But I need 180.
Anytime I try to reduce the 3 hr window between eating and running, I'm in trouble

Clearlier

You could treat it as a learning experience and see what happens if you do eat that close to a race. Personally I dry heaved at the end of my last 10k despite not having eaten since the night before. It'll be interesting to see what happens when I'm better trained for one again.

Slydice

Back when I was running 10k, I'd leave eating until afterwards. I'd have some water before hand.

I did one race and, on the day, I had a hot chocolate and a whispa about 90-120 minutes before it starts. With that I felt grand and completed the race fine. During the race, in my head I was all like "omg omg I've had sugar, this has to help me get through the race".

Itziger

Clearlier wrote: »

You could treat it as a learning experience and see what happens if you do eat that close to a race. Personally I dry heaved at the end of my last 10k despite not having eaten since the night before. It'll be interesting to see what happens when I'm better trained for one again.

Have you posted in the 'Best 10k Workout' thread how it went?

frash

Interested in seeing the replies on this.
Doing my first 10k on Sunday (DLRBay10k).
It starts at 10:30 - was thinking a small bowl of porridge around 8 might be the way to go.
That or maybe some fruit.

Thoughts?

Mothman

Mothman wrote: »

7.30 - 9.30 = 120 minutes
assuming your leisurely breakfast takes 30 minutes.

Well, if nothing else I've gained half an hour on this thread already! Not sure what I was thinking.

Surprised at the number saying avoid food altogether. Cos sometimes I have eaten within 2 hours of training in the evening, though something light.

Think I'll risk juice and fruit salad and yoghurt though. Not to fill me, mind. But think I'd be more concerned about keeling over if I didn't take anything.

Clearlier

Itziger wrote: »

Have you posted in the 'Best 10k Workout' thread how it went?

No, as I didn't train specifically for it which was quite possibly part of the problem but I probably mentioned it in my log. If I ever do focus on a 10k I'll probably use McMillan's workouts and post in the thread then.

frash wrote: »

Interested in seeing the replies on this.
Doing my first 10k on Sunday (DLRBay10k).
It starts at 10:30 - was thinking a small bowl of porridge around 8 might be the way to go.
That or maybe some fruit.

Thoughts?

Everybody is different and I've had different reactions at different points in my life. You'll need to do an experiment of one!

F35

Yeah a light snack 90 mins before hand is fine with me,

RayCun

Deleted User wrote: »

...of a 10k, and if so, what?
...So would you have a hotel breakfast within 90 mins of a run and if so what? Think cooked breakfast way too risky, even something like scrambled eggs and beans might be heavy, cereal out as hate taking in lots of milk before a run, leaning to yoghurts and juices as being light and giving enough sugar and energy to get through it.

I would, yeah. Porridge or something similar that's easy on the stomach. I'd go easy on the juice, it can go through you.

vitani

What about a banana an hour or so beforehand? I've tried that once or twice and it's been fine.

RubyK

2 slices of wholemeal toast 1 1/2 - 2 hrs beforehand.

BobMac104

+1
jammy toast FTW!

tunguska

Deleted User wrote: »

...of a 10k, and if so, what?

At a wedding in Tralee Saturday, want to get out and do the 10km Sunday morning in Banna - it's at 9.30, presume breakfasts start at 7. Won't be breaking records, but feel like I have to do something as IMRA in Galtees following weekend.

So would you have a hotel breakfast within 90 mins of a run and if so what? Think cooked breakfast way too risky, even something like scrambled eggs and beans might be heavy, cereal out as hate taking in lots of milk before a run, leaning to yoghurts and juices as being light and giving enough sugar and energy to get through it.

I think something lite 90mins before a 10k is fine. I've literally eaten 5mins before the start of races and it was ok. But having said that you need to be careful what you eat. A hotel brekkie would be too heavy I think. Why not hit the shops before you go and get a box of cereal bars(rice krispie squares go down very easy) maybe a few bagels aswell. You could skip the hotel breakfast and have a few bars and one or 2 bagels and that would be pretty decent in terms of energy for the race.

tunguska

tunguska wrote: »

Why not hit the shops before you go and get a box of cereal bars(rice krispie squares go down very easy) maybe a few bagels aswell.

Good God man, I've paid for that breakfast and I will not be paying for an alternative!

No 10km will stop me being mean...

In the DCM the year before last I was talking to a group over from the UK who were comparing the fried breakfasts they ate! And some of them were on their 50th and 60th marathons. I'd love to have that ability, but tried it once in that 15 mile run around Moone last year and the breakfast all came up.

wrstan

frash wrote: »

Doing my first 10k on Sunday (DLRBay10k).
It starts at 10:30 - was thinking a small bowl of porridge around 8 might be the way to go.
That or maybe some fruit.

Thoughts?

My first thought is that you don't have to worry about what you have for brekkie on Sunday, the DLRBay10k is on Monday! :P

Seriously though, everyone is different, but I'll be going for weetabix and tea and maybe jammie toast 2.5 to 3hrs before the gun.

frash

wrstan wrote: »

My first thought is that you don't have to worry about what you have for brekkie on Sunday, the DLRBay10k is on Monday! :P

Seriously though, everyone is different, but I'll be going for weetabix and tea and maybe jammie toast 2.5 to 3hrs before the gun.

DOH!

BeepBeep67

Hit the breakfast buffet, grab whatever fruit, croissants, yogurts, etc are on offer and chuck them in your gear bag for after the race, mug of Joe and away you go.
Have a light snack before bed and you won't need anything pre-race.