Do you take any food supplements to improve performance or help with recovery ?
I'll start the ball rolling :-
Multivitamin (with Zinc) - to prevent colds,
Calcium - to strengthen bones,
Creatine - after heavy days helps muscle recovery.
Other than these, I eat plenty of fruit and veg - and snack on nuts for protein.
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This has nothing to do with improving my running performance. It's because my haemoglobin was only just adequate for blood donation three times in succession and it saves me from having to have two jabs instead of one.
Running is an intrinsically pointless activity for someone of my standard and I wouldn't do it if I didn't think I was physiologically equipped to cope with it without taking supplements.
and echincaea(for colds)
but not specifically for running
Dried mango, dried pineapple, dried apricots, dried pears.
The best "on the go" running food there is. I have found the pinapple and mango in Oxfam. It's Fairtrade stuff, it's organic, it's about 80% carbs with next to no fat, it tastes great and you can eat it easily on the run.
It beats all these power bars and squeeze gels into a cocked hat!
velociraptor wrote: Running is an intrinsically pointless activity for someone of my standard
Why so?
Also eat lots of fruit & veg - unavoidable really since i'm vegan (ethics originally, though i think it's helped my running).
Main things are a good multivit A-2-Z type.
Then add more vit e, cod liver oil (why wait until your joints hurt?) and glucosamine sulphate.
Anything else is a bonus.
For recovery drinks (longer than 2 hours)
L-Glutamine,whey protien, honey + soya milk
slimfast for longer than 1 hour
As winter gets closer starting on my routine of Multi Vit + Iron (one a day), Zinc (one a day) and Vit D K3 (one a day), plus Omega 3.
Any recommendations on where to buy supplements from (Boots, Healthspan, NaturesBest?)
Supermarket is probably your best bet, cheaper and it's all the same. Tesco do their own range, usually they're on buy two get one free.