The Running Thread - 2018

[camaker]

ATTQOTD: I only practice fueling if my runs go over 10 miles or so (or >100 minutes in @DopeyBadger land). Once the need to fuel during a training run has been established, I fuel exactly like I would in a race. I ensure that I have water with me to support uptake of the carbs and I will take a Huma gel every 35-40 minutes or so. Huma gels and Honey Stinger gummies are all that I've found that won't upset my stomach while running.

BQOTD: Love pineapple, but it doesn't belong on pizza.

 

[cavepig]

I use more gels in races than in training long runs. I do practice it though just to make sure my stomach doesn't all of sudden decide it hates Clif gels. On long runs I need something though & usually just Gatorade/Powerade is good enough with maybe one gel. Of course that depends on the weather when training, hotter I need more, cooler not as much.

Pineapple on Pizza is a nope for me!

 

[michigandergirl]

ATTQOTD: My long run & race fueling is almost always the same. For breakfast I have oatmeal and a banana and during the run I'll have a gel or two. Marathons are the exception though - after mile 16 anything goes! Pickle juice is divine!

Bonus: This is a timely question - I'm eating pizza with pineapple right now for lunch! And yes, it is controversial - my male coworker walked by and looked at my lunch in disgust and said, "what is it with you women and pineapple on pizza?"

 

[Miranda]

ATTQOTD: My fueling is pretty well established now, I don't really need much "practice" per se. I do it for long runs that are going to be > 90 minutes, and if I'm going to be fueling I do it about every 45 minutes, with Huma Gels, Honey Stingers, or Untappeds. I do not breakfast practice like I would on a race day, though. I usually eat something more substantial for breakfast before a race... oatmeal with peanut butter or toast and peanut butter and banana. For long run days, I just grab a Larabar because I'm usually in a rush out the door so I'm not late because I farted around on my phone in bed for too long before getting up to get ready.

ATTBQOTD: NO! I love pineapple, but not on pizza. As I posted on a reply to someone on FB when they posted about this Swedish Banana Pizza, "Fruit does not belong on pizza unless it is a tomato."

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD:
I am a terrible fueler. I practice on long runs and don't manage to fuel in races. I have a weird stomach.

Bonus: I do like it! It's not my all time favorite or anything, but I am not anti-pineapple. The best pizza is beef, green chilies and black olives.

 

[jmasgat]

I fuel for long runs and races (half/full) the same way. Light food 1-2 hr beforehand (a banana, or toast or oatmeal) and then gels every 45 minutes or so.

I'll gladly eat pineapple on pizza if it is the sweet complement to a salty meat. Pepperoni and pineapple is quite tasty. Why would anyone have issues with pineapple? I mean, it's pizza. We have morphed it into so many forms, all of them tasty in their own way. Which reminds me, I am making calzones for dinner and need to go get supplies......

 

[Capang]

ATTQOTD: I'm clueless on nutrition. Learning a bunch today....

Bonus: never. Pineapple is delicious but has no place on my pizza.

 

[roxymama]

ATTQOTD: Practice fueling at 8 miles or more. I use gels and have experimented with caffeine vs non. It seems what works for me is non-caffeine first gel or two (based on distance) and caffeine for final gel. But not the super caffeinated ones, I kind of know the specific ones that have worked. Carrying the right amount of water for the gels was trial and error too.
Races - I've only used fuel for half marathons. I've ran a few 15ks and brought "in case" gels but just those days never touched them. Maybe they would have helped but I never felt "bad" during them.
I will continue to bring my own for halfs...I know what brand has been okay for me.

BONUS: YES PINEAPPLE!!! I often order ham, pineapple and black olives. I also enjoy pineapple and green pepper. It sounds weird, but it is not.

 

[gjramsey]

ATTQOTD: I will take water for runs longer than 10 miles most of the time, and in the warmer month, 7 miles or more. For gels and the like, I will take on runs longer than 13 miles and take about the halfway point.

For Halfs, I will take a gu at the start and than one somewhere around halfway. I will take what the race offers in terms of water/Gatorade. The only time I carried my own water was during a couple of Fulls that started off way too warm and humid, and I knew I would need all the water I could take in.

BQOTD: NOOOOO!!!!!

 

[KevM]

ATTQOTD: I generally try to eat the same breakfast on training days as in race days. For fueling on runs, if i’m Running over 75 mins I’ll use fuei use Gu.

Bonus ATTQOTD: nope!

 

[Barca33Runner]

ATTQOTD:

I'll practice fueling on long runs, but my stomach is pretty hit or miss on race day regardless of practice or how prepared I think I am.

Bonus: Pineapple is fine on pizza. Not something I seek out, but I won't say no. Additionally, I didn't keep track, but there better not be anyone in this thread who thought it was OK to put ketchup on a hot dog but is vehemently against pineapple on pizza. Not only are such opinions hypocritical and logically irreconcilable, they are also wrong.

 

[baxter24]

ATTQOTD: Just water for under 10 miles, Tailwind for 10+ miles with gu chomps.

Bonus question: Absolutely not. I love pineapple, but it doesn’t belong on a pizza!

 

[PCFriar80]

 

[Bree]

QOTD: I train with the same exact stuff for race day. Banana and cereal bar about an hour before every run. I was using sports beans for fuel during the run, but they are hard to chew while running. I'm now using Tailwind and take a sip or two every half mile on runs 10+ miles. I learned after the 2017 PHM that I can't rely on the on course water stations. I need more liquids than that so now I bring my own.

Bonus QOTD: Yes to pineapple on pizza Everyone else in my house thinks it's gross. That's fine with me because that means I never have to share my pizza or the leftovers.

Now I want pizza.

 

[roxymama]

ATTQOTD:

I'll practice fueling on long runs, but my stomach is pretty hit or miss on race day regardless of practice or how prepared I think I am.

Bonus: Pineapple is fine on pizza. Not something I seek out, but I won't say no. Additionally, I didn't keep track, but there better not be anyone in this thread who thought it was OK to put ketchup on a hot dog but is vehemently against pineapple on pizza. Not only are such opinions hypocritical and logically irreconcilable, they are also wrong.

I doesn't really matter if people think it is ok to put ketchup on a hot dog. You and me know that it is NOT OK.
I've often thought about putting mustard in a ketchup bottle at a picnic or bbq as a teaching moment for anyone who isn't properly educated on the subject.

Also the real conversation regarding pineapple should be "should it always be on your pork/carnitas tacos" and the answer is YES...unless cilantro is involved...and then straight to the trash can.

 

[Bree]

Everytime I'm having guacamole with extra cilantro I think of all of you and giggle.

 

[Barca33Runner]

ATTQOTD: Practice fueling at 8 miles or more. I use gels and have experimented with caffeine vs non. It seems what works for me is non-caffeine first gel or two (based on distance) and caffeine for final gel. But not the super caffeinated ones, I kind of know the specific ones that have worked. Carrying the right amount of water for the gels was trial and error too.
Races - I've only used fuel for half marathons. I've ran a few 15ks and brought "in case" gels but just those days never touched them. Maybe they would have helped but I never felt "bad" during them.
I will continue to bring my own for halfs...I know what brand has been okay for me.

BONUS: YES PINEAPPLE!!! I often order ham, pineapple and black olives. I also enjoy pineapple and green pepper. It sounds weird, but it is not.

Pineapple and black olive pizza is amazing.

 

[roxymama]

Everytime I'm having guacamole with extra cilantro I think of all of you and giggle.

Good, eat all of it...rid it from the world!!!

 

[Chaitali]

I generally have the same fueling for long runs as I do for race day. I have toast and peanut butter before the run. If it's more than 6 miles, I'll also take Clif Shot Blocks and starting around mile 3, I'll have a block every 20 minutes, which works out to around 100 calories per hour.

Oops... forgot to add in that I love pineapple on pizza I'm also a fan of broccoli on pizza. My husband thinks I'm crazy.

 

[FFigawi]

Bonus QOTD: Pineapple on Pizza - yes or no?

Ugh. No. Never.