Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[Vetseun]

Well done to all who qualified this weekend.

Carpet, my love!!!!!! Edited November 6, 2017 by Vetseun

[Mats]

Carpet, my love!!!!!!

Are you ready for your big event?

[Stretch]

Well done to all who qualified this weekend.

How's the running going carpet?

[Mats]

How's the running going carpet?

Slowly.

Its difficult to balance the running and cycling, but I will get there.

[Barry Stuart]

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

[Pieter1]

Hey guys.

What do you eat for breakfast before a marathon and during the run?

[Barry Stuart]

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.

[Vetseun]

Are you ready for your big event?

Yes my Angel.

[Pulse]

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

[shaper]

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

[Hacc]

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. 

[Pieter1]

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!

[Pieter-za]

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. 

[shaper]

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.

[Chris_]

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?

[shaper]

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