Ugh, I am not a morning person either..except maybe for 3 months in the summer. :D

Do you drink coffee before a run like that? Just curious...

I used to be able to run on an empty stomach, but now I always have like 200 calories in the a.m. if I am running early, otherwise I get sick. Maybe I can retrain myself to go without food..

I hope you get better soon...tummy bug is really going around!

Oh, and evening runs in the Summer are so fun...love starting at 9pm just as it is getting dark.

Good that you are feeling better :)

Often I find it is not the body breaking down physically after the hard training but the neural fatigue/nervous system stress that causes the problems

You need a fancy alarm clock then you can be like me and get up at 0530 everyday! LOL It is possible to do 15 miles on a glass of orange juice, not tested any further!

I need to be in bed by 9pm or I won't wake up! LOL

Missy, yeah a cafe Nero 3 shot coffee LOL I treat these runs like my long run, I fuel allot the night before, and then have a decent amount of carbs through cereal and toast!

I love runs in the summer in the morning or evening its great cant wait for spring running my favourite month.

Chris I need more than an alarm clock to get me up at that time LOL ha ha yeah I could get round 15 miles on an empty stomach Chris but not at a decent pace though and orange juice would probably make matters worse as its acidic and I have had ulcers in the past from stress huh so not my idea of fuel ha ha LOL

I know some triathlon people like to east crazy numbers of slices of toast with jam on for fuel!

I have an idea to get you awake that early... It is called a bucket of icy water! LOL

Great run Sam! So um, I don't drink coffee and I never eat anything before any morning runs (even on race day). Maybe I should change my habits? I'm scared I might have to make a potty stop on race day.

Vinh- If you eat 3hours before you shouldnt make a potty stop, but theres always the chance if your stomach goes south LOL now I always eat the night before a good carb meal, then the morning a decent breakfast but yesterday I got up late ate late and ran too soon, so potty stop I did but it was well before the tempo run so okay I didnt mind.... I drink coffee everymorning so nothing unusual there....everyone is different if your going to change something try lots of times before race day :) p.s i have only had to use the potty once on my 2nd marathon and never before in any distance race !

Chris its a homer mmmmmmmmm TOOOOOOAAAAAASTTTTTT for me I love toast but apparently bread has lots of sugar in it so its not ideal I havekicked bread in to touch for 2 weeks now and it has become something i crave like chocolate LOL

I guess it depends on which kind of bread! There is always the funny ryebread kind of stuff that you get in Germany, not quite the same though

I like the look of the Brioche Bread in the supermarket I think I *need* to get some LOL

I can eat porridge and tea and then go run 12 miles 20mins later with no problems but I'm not sure it is reccommended to do that! If you run enough mileage consistently enough the body gets better at storing the glycogen, this is why you can log say 13 miles a day and do marathons with not that many 20+ long runs, compared to people doing 30 miles a week and loads of 20+mile runs

Haha...OMG Chris and Sam....I am a total Toast Junkie...I eat it like people scarf down doughnuts...My bread is low sugar but I am still thinking of taking it out...I'm too chubb for my race on the 20th..think I will switch out my toast for veggies.

I seem to eat loads of Toast and I haven't a clue why, I dunno it must be my toaster's fault:

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Oh thats cruel Chris very cruel LOL now I am going to raid the cupboard in hope that someone has eaten all the bread ha ha ha

Missy yeah I feel the chubb on me at the moment, I think it was from that easy week and eating gargantuan amounts of food from boredom of being stuck in the house as my son was ill too LOL

I was weighing less before that week than I do now even after 2 weeks of 60-70 miles huh :(

Omg I am dying laughing Chris..is that your toaster? Sam and I are drooling looking at that toast! ;P

Sam, I Have never had Nero Coffee..never heard of it until I met you..maybe they don't have it over here.

You are inspiring me with your 2 week no toast..I will heat no toast till after my race March 20..NO TOAST you hear me??? :D I said it so I Have to do it now.

I lost no weight for weeks I know because the TRI coach had my workouts too slow....I hope With it speeding up I can shed the squishy off...I hope your weight is just water..:P