Runners

[T4920]

Thanks for the advice on the other thread @Nik

How do you typically pace the consumption of something like Clif Bloks? During a half marathon for example?

[Nik]

They come in a pack of six. I have one right before the race (having eaten breakfast a couple hours before), then one every 30 mins after that.

[T4920]

@Nik noted, next long run i'll follow this advice and see how it affects my performance compared to fasted..

I clearly have a lot to learn!

[Dmart]

Don’t you get GI issues having solid food on a run? I can handle it on the bike, but running I can only drink or have gels.

[Nik]

Depends on the pace. I ate a clif blok every half hour on my 3:07 Paris marathon. When I did 100k in 10:57 I ate whole sandwiches. Gels are easier in that there's no chewing, but I haven't experienced any digestion issues yet. But these kinds of things are different for everyone and definitely worth practicing regularly to figure out what works.

[marco23d]

Do we have an IH forum strava run club?

[Perpetual_beta]

@T4920 said in Runners:

Thanks for the advice on the other thread @Nik

How do you typically pace the consumption of something like Clif Bloks? During a half marathon for example?

Not @Nik but a half marathon is a hard effort for 90 min for me (I am old), mostly Z4. You have enough glycogen storage and don't need to consume any calories during the event.

On a recent 73 km my pace is a lot slower, basically a long Z2 jog. You are using fat storage and some glycogen. In that settings, "fast" sugars are counterproductive for me and I try to get 200 kcal per hour which seems to be the right mix for energy / avoid GI trouble for me. Gels / Bananas. Only thing I would add is e'lytes for longish and warm. Team mate got admitted to hospital after a hot ultra last year with a Na of 124!

[T4920]

Serious question, what do y'all do to alleviate testicular chafing?

[Dmart]

Chafing creams, Vaseline or try different type of shorts. Some prefer half tights. Fortunately I don’t have these issues.

[Nik]

I haven’t had those issues either. You either want something to keep things dry or something to lubricate?

[T4920]

Just me then! Wearing shorts with a tights like lining only, maybe I need something more substantial to 'hold it all together' cause right now I'm torn to shreds ahaha..

[T4920]

@T4920 said in Runners:

Serious question, what do y'all do to alleviate testicular chafing?

Turns out all I needed was to wear boxers shorts haha, 27km and no pain!

[Dmart]

Glad that you found something that works. I personally don’t like wearing something below my split shorts but then again I have no issues with chafing.

[jerkules]

Any distance over ~10miles and I get terrible chafing of the ol’ ballbag . After the marathon my groin was bleeding from the chafing. I tried loads of different short/liner/underwear combos, nothing helped. It’s weird cause I don’t really notice while running, it only becomes painful afterwards.

[Nik]

Ouch

[goosehd]

I have always had luck with compression shorts but don't put the distances in that you guys are. Anything that doesn't wick the moisture away and I'm painfully chaffed for days. One thing I did find that would help post chafing is Penaten Cream https://www.penaten.ca

[T4920]

@jerkules I feel you! Normally I don't feel it until my post-run shower but last weekend it caused a lot of bleeding, prompting this post

I'll carry an emergency tub of Vaseline as my runs get longer though I think..

[T4920]

Hoping these new Hokas serve me well as my runs get longer. The cheap Brooks pair I've worn for over 500 miles felt so dead, figured it was time for an upgrade.

I'm probably gonna regret getting the whitest of white pairs I could find, but couldn't resist after seeing how clean these looked.

Not the best look with cuffed denim though haha

[jerkules]

@T4920 nice, I like the look of Hokas a lot. Are these Bondis? I tried Clifton 8s when narrowing down my marathon shoes, but found their arch to be really high and painful. How do these feel?

[T4920]

These are the Clifton 9s, honestly haven't got much to compare them to cause my last (and first) pair of running shoes were trash.

I'm gonna wear them to work for the next few days and take some long walks in them, then run 30km on Sunday, so I'll give you the verdict then!