Nutrition
Long Run Pre Fuel
Long run pre fuel tops glycogen before efforts over about seventy-five minutes—familiar carbs, low fat, and timing matched to start time.
Long run pre fuel is the carb-forward meal or snack before efforts over seventy-five to ninety minutes—oatmeal, bagel, rice, or banana with modest protein and limited fat two to three hours out, plus optional top-ups closer to start. Under-fueling here forces gels to do all the work.
Match portions to dawn versus afternoon starts.
Common questions
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Can you long-run fasted to burn fat?
Easy aerobic runs sometimes use fasted protocols; quality long runs and marathon prep need pre carbs to practice race digestion and avoid needless bonks.
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