Vetseun Posted November 6, 2017 Share Well done to all who qualified this weekend.Carpet, my love!!!!!! Edited November 6, 2017 by Vetseun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Posted November 6, 2017 Share Carpet, my love!!!!!!Are you ready for your big event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted November 6, 2017 Share Well done to all who qualified this weekend.How's the running going carpet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Posted November 6, 2017 Share How's the running going carpet?Slowly. Its difficult to balance the running and cycling, but I will get there. SwissVan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Stuart Posted November 6, 2017 Share Upon reflection, Kaapsehoop was spectacular but having had two days of shuffling, I far prefer an undulating marathon. Thank the flying spaghetti monster it's my end of season break for the rest of the month. Edited November 6, 2017 by Barry Stuart Lexx, Hacc and Andrew Steer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Hey guys. What do you eat for breakfast before a marathon and during the run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Stuart Posted November 7, 2017 Share Hey guys. What do you eat for breakfast before a marathon and during the run?I try to eat what I always eat. A bowl of uncooked Jungle Oats in milk with a few raisins and some honey about two hours before the start. Followed by a glass of rehydrat. I'm still experimenting with race fuel. This time I took two sachets of Hammer Perpetuem mixed into a very thick paste and kept in two very small bottles. I finished the one over the course of the first 21km, having a little bit with some water at each water point. The second I took at 28 and 35km. It seemed to work quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted November 7, 2017 Share Are you ready for your big event?Yes my Angel. SwissVan, Andrew Steer and Mats 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted November 7, 2017 Share Hey guys. What do you eat for breakfast before a marathon and during the run?I'm with Barry - I eat what I normally eat: Oats/ProNutro with milk. I've never had any issues with what I eat. In my younger years I've had a McD meal before Comrades... (silly youth). Some people have issues with excessive dairy beforehand. O, and a Rehidrat. During the event, I just use (dink) whatever is at the water stations. Edited November 7, 2017 by Pulse Lexx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted November 7, 2017 Share I also have oats and a protein shake for breakfast. Nothing different and nothing new to what I normally have, which is usually a couple of hours before running. 30mins before the start I eat a protein bar. On the run, I eat a few jelly babies/bean and drink water at the stations. I am not a fan of gels Lexx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacc Posted November 7, 2017 Share I also eat what I normally eat before any run.I eat a little bit of cooked oats 2 hours before the start. I tried mieliepap before but it just feels too heavy in my stomach.  If it is a marathon I eat a racefood every hour. (30g of carbs every hour) I don't like sweet things so if I really hit a wall I have some diluted coke or half a cup of coke and half a hammer gel (This is in case of emergency). Gels seem to upset my stomach.At Comrades I will eat potatoes on the road at the potato stations. I drink hydrochoice (rehydrate) every 15kms. A friend of my said she is experimenting with adding plain salt to her water when cycling. It seems to help her with cramping on the bike. I tried it on Sunday, I only added a quarter of a teaspoon to my water and it helped. I am thinking of giving it a try while running as well. Lexx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Cool thanks guys! I’ll do the oats thing and I brought some energellies so I’ll use them during the run. From what I have heard there is no food at the watertables but I have done a few lsd runs on only a bananna and protein bar so I reccon I’ll do that because that can fit in my belt. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter-za Posted November 7, 2017 Share Hey guys.What do you eat for breakfast before a marathon and during the run?BF : Two or three eggs, and a mug of coffee.During - nothing, only water occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted November 7, 2017 Share I also eat what I normally eat before any run.I eat a little bit of cooked oats 2 hours before the start. I tried mieliepap before but it just feels too heavy in my stomach.  If it is a marathon I eat a racefood every hour. (30g of carbs every hour) I don't like sweet things so if I really hit a wall I have some diluted coke or half a cup of coke and half a hammer gel (This is in case of emergency). Gels seem to upset my stomach.At Comrades I will eat potatoes on the road at the potato stations. I drink hydrochoice (rehydrate) every 15kms. A friend of my said she is experimenting with adding plain salt to her water when cycling. It seems to help her with cramping on the bike. I tried it on Sunday, I only added a quarter of a teaspoon to my water and it helped. I am thinking of giving it a try while running as well. As I train pretty much every day twice a day for my triathlons, I take salt tablets daily. I cannot remember the last time I cramped, whether doing an LSD or high intensity workout. I also heavily salt my food. Hacc and Lexx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted November 7, 2017 Share As I train pretty much every day twice a day for my triathlons, I take salt tablets daily. I cannot remember the last time I cramped, whether doing an LSD or high intensity workout. I also heavily salt my food. Do you take salt tablets as in a daily supplement like vitamins, or only during training sessions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted November 7, 2017 Share Do you take salt tablets as in a daily supplement like vitamins, or only during training sessions?Yes I take salt tablets, as well as Omega 3,6,9 and Magnesium Glycinate (find it works better than slow mag) daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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