An absolutely perfect weekend for running, at least here in London – sunny, but not too warm – and not much by way of wind. So naturally I came down with a bug and had to spend yesterday in bed. That meant I missed the Ranelagh Harriers half marathon I had entered – I’m disappointed as I really enjoyed this very friendly, local race last year. Not least because you get to chose a very nice chocolate bar from an excellent selection when you finish. None of this half-hearted attempt at healthiness by way of cereal bars – if you’ve run a half marathon, you darn well deserve chocolate.
What do you like to eat after a run? Naturally we all know we should probably ingest something with exactly the right balance of carbs and protein. But sometimes only a slice of Malt Loaf will do. Personally, after a really really long run, I find it quite hard to stomach anything, so it’s a case of whatever I can face. Last summer, when exhaustion and heat combined to make me feel vaguely nauseous after my longest runs, I developed a post-run Whey Hey habit – the chocolate is really rather good and somehow when you can’t face anything more solid, ice-cream will always go down fine. The worse thing I’ve ever tried to eat post-run was straight after the London marathon – the goodie bag contained one of those yoghurt-coated cereal bars. I’m not a fan at the best of times, but after 26.2 miles it nearly finished me off. Truly disgusting.
So what did you get up to this weekend – indeed what do you still have planned for today? And what do you like to munch on after a good training session?
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