Help with breakfast before runs

#1

I just threw out the last nine Power Bars that I had which I had been eating before my runs. Now that I am keto, I don’t know what to fuel with. Cashew butter? Grass-fed beef sticks? New to this, guidance welcome.

(Ron) #2

What was wrong with the power bars? I use quest bars before my long mountain hikes.

(Toni) #3

When you run, how far do you go and do you sprint or go at a lower pace?

Lower speed/distance you could try a fasted run and take an electrolyte drink with you. Or for a longer endurance run you could try a handful of nuts or nut butter and the beef sticks/fat bomb and a bulletproof coffee. Take a sachet of nut butter/nuts and electrolyte drink too.

I don’t anything about fast running and what to eat.

I’m not a sports scientist or coach or anything, it’s just what I’ve gleaned from previous HFLC endurance running group.

#4

Too much carbs and sugar possibly preventing me from going into ketosis and becoming fat adapted which I am striving for.

(Ron) #5

Fair enough. I didn’t do Quest bars until I was well adapted and still go easy on them. Good luck on your Keto journey and WELCOME to the forum!:slightly_smiling_face:

(Empress of the Unexpected) #6

I don’t run, but I walk an hour before breakfast. Exercising in a fasted state burns more fat.

#7

Tomorrow will be my first fasted run ever. A bit anxious. Going to sleep now to get up early for my run.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #8

I thought this was a different thread when I started reading it! Now, in that thread, all the runners were talking about running while fasting, since on a long run your ketones supply the fuel. It’s a thought, anyway.