Runners
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I've started making my own home-brew of carb/electrolyte drink since most of my runs are over 90 mins now I have to eat on every single run
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@dinobarnesberlin cheers .. I wasn’t bothered what the time was going to be just that I made it too the end after what I experienced it was by far the most brutal thing I’ve put myself through..
If I just ran and blew up because lack of fitness I would of been disappointed , but I know I’m capable of a a sub 2:56 I’ll give it another go in December Valencia Marathon
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@Jcaz6996 @Dmart i have gotten through 7.5kg of homemade carb/electrolytes that I usually have as around 75 grams of carbs and 500mg sodium per 500ml of water.
My mix is equal parts maltodextrin, dextrose, and fructose with the electrolyte mix added. Blend it up and it dissolves better. Tastes sweet and salty like naked tailwind and costs 1/4 of the price.
For lower intensity stuff that does everything for me. When I do higher intensity stuff I step it up to 100 grams or more per hour, either by increasing the concentration of the mix or adding gels. I don’t eat any solid food running. I prefer it all as just the drink, then I don’t have to fuss with gels. My watch buzzes every mile so I drink then.
I did some weight tests to see how much water I lose running and it is a lot so I can basically drink as much as I want and know I’ll still be in a water deficit. In terms of carb loading outside training I don’t really do that, I know it works well for a lot of people but I think I have a carb heavy diet anyway so I just go with that. It’s interesting how different we all see when it comes to all this stuff. I have a pretty resilient gut and can eat and drink a lot without discomfort or barfing, which I think is actually the single major thing that has meant I do ok at ultras.
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beautiful early morning run today.
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Usually keep it to about 5 miles when I go out for a jog as that is usually a good distance before aches and pains creep in. About 2 weeks ago I did 10 miles and the hips and knees held up surprisingly well so pushed a half marathon yesterday. Not really paying attention to time and mostly listening to my body to make sure I do not fuck anything up but really enjoy the escape. Can definitely see how people get hooked on this. Cheers.
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Have spent last few years in kinda marathon training loop, so whatever distance I have been running has always been with one eye on having to be going for much longer.
So over the last few months I've spent a lot of time just working on getting faster over 5k and 10k .
Got my 5k down to 21mins 36.
10km down to 45mins 50.
Then the other week I went out to try take down my Half Marathon PB and took it from 2hrs down to 1hr 41. Well pleased with that and really really enjoyed my run and it was just a glorious feeling. I Know it's nothing compared so a lot of people but it just made me feel good after putting a lot of work into it. Really enjoying my running at the moment.Made me a bit more confident to push on and not worry about dying a death lol.
