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What breakfast for parkrun please?

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rookiemere · 31/10/2015 17:38

Apologies if this has been done in the parkrun threads.

I need to leave the house at 8.45 ideally to get to our local parkrun
and invariably I end up having breakfast a bit too late. This morning DH kindly cooked me my favourite of poached egg on toast with smoked salmon, but as I wolfed it down at about 8.40, I ended up feeling a bit sick on the run. I'm wondering if I should cut back to a banana if I don't wake up early enough to have brekkie at 8.

So parkrunners and general 5kers - what's your breakfast of choice and what time do you eat beforehand?

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feckitall · 31/10/2015 18:16

I eat a smallish bowl of porridge and then poached eggs on plain toast before running..

megletthesecond · 31/10/2015 18:16

We eat by 7:30 on parkrun-day, leave at 8:25.

I have sugary porridge with tea and 8yo ds has sugary cereal.

He learnt a lesson scoffing a muffin at 8:30 once (told not to and ignored me). Stitch all the way round the course.

SoftKittyWarmKitty · 31/10/2015 18:11

You ate breakfast 20 mins before a run?! No wonder you felt sick! If I run first thing in the morning I eat either a toasted thin bagel with butter, or one slice of wholemeal toast with butter and jam, with a cup of tea. Sometimes I have a small glass of water if I'm feeling thirsty but not too much because there's nothing worse than feeling liquid sloshing round in your stomach as you run. Ideally I prefer to eat 2 hours before a run - even 90 mins before is cutting it fine for me, otherwise I feel really nauseous while running. I then eat again when I get back. A banana is a good alternative if you get up late.

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rookiemere · 31/10/2015 18:03

I don't think I could run it on an empty stomach melaniecheeks - have tried running before without breakfast for shorter distances, but I always feel v.sick and lacking in energy.

Yes smoked salmon not ideal so close before parkrun - DH had kindly made me breakfast so I didn't want to burst his bubble. I'll either get up earlier or try going down the banana route I think.

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Redcrayons · 31/10/2015 17:59

I have porridge with a banana, but eat about an hour beforehand. And lots and lots of water

MelanieCheeks · 31/10/2015 17:45

It's perfectly possible to run 5k without breakfast! Though my cup of tea is non negotiable. Experiment a bit and see what your body does best on-I like one slice of toasted burgen bread with either marmite and cottage cheese, or peanut butter and fresh raspberries ( or jam. I'm not proud).
But I have to have that at least an hour before running.

CMOTDibbler · 31/10/2015 17:42

I just have a cereal bar or banana if I'm in a rush. Smoked salmon would have me puking if I ran soon after.