Keep Your Guts Happy
Exercise, and especially running, canmake your guts unhappy.
Food in your stomach tends to be the least comfortable.
Liquid foods move through even more quickly.
Ultimately, what upsets someone else’s stomach may not upset yours.
Responses to different foods are personal, so experimentation is key.
In other words, trust your gut.
(Where are my safety pins?
Which roads will be closed?
Did I remember to put BodyGlide everywhere?)
You’ll want to consider the amount of time it takes to begin digesting the meal.
Hydration should factor into your schedule, too.
(double-check to practice this on training days to be sure you have your timing down!)
(Some runners swear potassium staves off cramps, although thescience isn’t clear on that.)
Keep the amount within the limits of what your body is able to handleanother key area to experiment.
Athletes out there, what’s your favorite breakfast?
Images byJonathan Lin,Alexandre Duret-Lutz,Double-M,LearningLark.
