WholeMama Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I've added starchy carbs to 2 meals a day but am still struggling on runs over an hour. I wonder if I am not eating enough the day before? Today I ate eggs and almond butter before my run and took fruit purée and dried fruit for during and still bonked after the first hour. Yesterday for breakfast I had a large handful of hash browns, peppers, three eggs and guacamole. Lunch was 2 plain burgers, lettuce and tomato (we were at a family event). I had pistachios mid afternoon because I was hungry from the small lunch. Dinner was 1/2 a large sweet potato, probably a palm and a half of chicken, walnuts over greens with balsamic. I felt full. (Luckily the bloating I was complaining about the other day has completely passed!) Other than the second 1/2 of my long runs, I'm feeling great so I want to figure this out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeMama Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 I meant to add -I'm on Day 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saree_maree Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 You could add some fruit - one or two pieces of fruit, eaten with or immediately after your meals. I know that I personally needed two servings of starchy vegetables PLUS two servings of fruit every day to best fuel my performance (running 25-30 miles per week including one 10-12 mile run, plus cycling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeMama Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thank you! That is helpful. I will try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC84 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I've dealt with this more than once. I'm currently in my second week of my second round of Whole 30 and I'm training for a marathon. My last long run was scheduled for 18 miles and I made it 15 before I needed to do a walk/jog. The night before my wife had made a turkey meatloaf with ketchup and I think some asparagus. I typically wake up around 5 am or close to it on a Saturday for my long runs and eat my standard breakfast of 3 eggs and a cup or two of coffee. Are you starting the first half of your long runs too fast? I'm trying to hit a 8:00 pace for the marathon and last night on a 12 mile run I averaged an 8:52 pace. This included two nice long hills with one gaining 200 feet over a mile and another 200 ft over a half mile. My last miles while being downhill were 8:40, 8:11 and 7:39 and it didn't feel difficult. It felt like I was running fast and controlled. A week before that I did 10.25 miles in 1:35 (9:19/mi) and it felt difficult more because of the elevation than the speed. You could also look into Nuun which has no sugar and is a tab you add to water to add electrolytes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeMama Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Actually, the times I really felt it I was running slower than normal!! I've tried Nuun and have used it some, but not during whole30 because of the sorbitol. I feel great up to about 8 miles now - need to figure out getting to 13.1 feeling better. Today is my last whole30 day so I have a little more flexibility to try other things now. I just feel great overall so plan to continue eating this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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