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<blockquote data-quote="There is no Spoon" data-source="post: 1756104" data-attributes="member: 468755"><p>HI looseboy,</p><p>How long does it take you to run 5 miles?</p><p> </p><p>I ask because I do 20 miles on the exercise bike takes about an hour and I never feel the need to eat before this for energy.</p><p></p><p>The standard way of thinking is carbs for energy before exercise, ie. banana. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":bookworm:" title="Bookworm :bookworm:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":bookworm:" /></p><p>If as you say your eating medium to low carb diet then upping carbs before a bout of exercise should be ok as your burning them of as quickly as you put them in, which means that even if they do spike your blood sugar that spike should be syphoned of quickly to the muscles.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps look at the meal before running and think of adding some complex carbohydrates to that meal which are released slower into the blood stream. People check there blood sugar levels 2 hours after eating so assume it takes at least 1/2 an hour longer for the complex carbs to peek.</p><p></p><p>Eating about 2 hours before you start you run, and upping carbs, <strong>might </strong>mean that you get the energy release your taking about when you hit the 5 mile mark.</p><p></p><p>Sorry its one of those annoying things where were all individuals and no way of telling if this will help you, unless you try it for yourself. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":bag:" title="Bag :bag:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":bag:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="There is no Spoon, post: 1756104, member: 468755"] HI looseboy, How long does it take you to run 5 miles? I ask because I do 20 miles on the exercise bike takes about an hour and I never feel the need to eat before this for energy. The standard way of thinking is carbs for energy before exercise, ie. banana. :bookworm: If as you say your eating medium to low carb diet then upping carbs before a bout of exercise should be ok as your burning them of as quickly as you put them in, which means that even if they do spike your blood sugar that spike should be syphoned of quickly to the muscles. Perhaps look at the meal before running and think of adding some complex carbohydrates to that meal which are released slower into the blood stream. People check there blood sugar levels 2 hours after eating so assume it takes at least 1/2 an hour longer for the complex carbs to peek. Eating about 2 hours before you start you run, and upping carbs, [B]might [/B]mean that you get the energy release your taking about when you hit the 5 mile mark. Sorry its one of those annoying things where were all individuals and no way of telling if this will help you, unless you try it for yourself. ;) :bag: [/QUOTE]
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