I'm trying to up my distances from my regular 10k to a half marathon. So this weekend I went out for 7 1/2 miles. Not much for you hardened runners, but a biggie for me!
Anyway, 3 1/2 miles into it, I was starving hungry and feeling really drained. My own fault, as I hadn't had breakfast first. I'll make sure I do next week, but if I carried a banana with me, can I eat it on the run??
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Would recommend you try energy gels on the much longer runs. Some runners take Joosters, Jelly babies that kind of thing with them.
Try that banana about an hour before you go out.
Not sure they're of any practical benefit other than being the lure that gets you to the ten mile mark (if you can wait that long) and of course, stopping you getting starving hungry.
My son, however, swears by Cadbury's Creme Eggs. This isn't as daft as it sounds. The middle goo is apparently glucose based and not as nasty as some energy gels, they're easier to carry, you can get them in your mouth in one go (haven't tried this myself, obviously!), and you can get them from any newsagent you have to run past. Of course, there are probably thousands of reasons why creme eggs are a Bad Thing, but if you ever have an energy emergency near a corner shop, they're probably better than nothing. . . !