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Hi all,
I've recently taken up running as a way to keep fit and hopefully lose a little weight (I don't need to lose much, just a kilo or two from around the edges!). I've got a 10k run coming up this summer, which I'm aiming to do in around an hour.
At the moment my training hasn't been for more than 30 minutes at a time, but I'll be building up on this ahead of the event.
My question is - does anyone else run and what do you do to prevent hypos?
I get very good warning signals, but I'm worried that if they come on while running, I won't feel the difference between being hypo and just being knackered!
I suppose the answer is going to be to test, test, test, but it's the one thing that's been playing on my mind as I train.
I have a 'running belt', which is a bit like a very slim bum bag, where I keep my keys and other essentials (office pass when i run from work, oyster card if i'm running around London and not sure if i'll need to get a bus/tube home or not!), so I can carry dextrose energy tables in that. I also usually have a banana before I run, and always eat soon after, even if it's just a smoothie.
I think my current plan for the hour long sessions is to test immediately before, half an hour in, and then right at the end. I think by the time I move onto longer races (10k is just the beginning!) I'll have worked out how it affects me and whether insulin needs reduced on long run days etc!
Any advice from experienced runners would be appreciated. Thanks!
I've recently taken up running as a way to keep fit and hopefully lose a little weight (I don't need to lose much, just a kilo or two from around the edges!). I've got a 10k run coming up this summer, which I'm aiming to do in around an hour.
At the moment my training hasn't been for more than 30 minutes at a time, but I'll be building up on this ahead of the event.
My question is - does anyone else run and what do you do to prevent hypos?
I get very good warning signals, but I'm worried that if they come on while running, I won't feel the difference between being hypo and just being knackered!
I suppose the answer is going to be to test, test, test, but it's the one thing that's been playing on my mind as I train.
I have a 'running belt', which is a bit like a very slim bum bag, where I keep my keys and other essentials (office pass when i run from work, oyster card if i'm running around London and not sure if i'll need to get a bus/tube home or not!), so I can carry dextrose energy tables in that. I also usually have a banana before I run, and always eat soon after, even if it's just a smoothie.
I think my current plan for the hour long sessions is to test immediately before, half an hour in, and then right at the end. I think by the time I move onto longer races (10k is just the beginning!) I'll have worked out how it affects me and whether insulin needs reduced on long run days etc!
Any advice from experienced runners would be appreciated. Thanks!