Morning run - did you eat before run?

How far are you running?

If I'm running first thing, I never eat beforehand.  Except for a race.

Nope, didn't eat anything before my 10k run this morning.  Did, however, swim for an hour beforehand.

Chances are pretty good that your body has plenty of glycogen to get you through the morning run just fine.  (Even considering the overnight 'fast'.)  If you're going out for 2 hours or more, I might suggest taking a gel along, just in case.  Otherwise, just refuel wisely when you're done.

I always drink first a glass of orange juice and then my Super-Soy Protein Shake (chocolate)...My tummy needs something inside before a run...if not...I won't have energy and will be dead....LOL...

But Remember..."Everybody is different...!!!"

simple,

eat something before you go to bed.

  If you eat within 3 hours, it's not really going to help you (and will more likely hurt you) and if you eat during and are running under 90 mins, it's probably not going to do much for you either.  You need to keep your glycogen stores up overnight.  Easiest way to do it is a quick snack of some complex carbs before you turn in.   If you still have the munchies, just ignore them and they will go away once you warm up and your core temp rises a little.

usually before my morning workouts...that are about 60 min long<cough cough when I do them>  I'll attempt to get 150 -200 calories in before hand, apx 30-45 min before.  It could be anything from a glass of OJ, half a bagel, couple of GU's. I notice that especially for swimming I do better when I have something vs when I don't.. Just my experience though

If I'm doing something longer  2-3 hr bike, I'll definitely eat more

I was just having the conversation with someone earlier!

I need at eat at least a little something before I run in the morning.  Generally I'll have a small glass of juice and either a half piece of toast with pb, a handful of cereal or a couple bites of a powerbar.  I find that I usually have a better workout when I eat something versus when I don't.  When I don't eat anything before a morning run I feel very lethargic and tend get lightheaded and nauseous.

I have to eat for my own sanity before any morning workout.  Usually just a piece of toast with jam or PB and a cup of coffee.  Depending on how far I'm going I'll take in some gels during the workout if long enough (any run over 45 min or so) along with my camelbak of water.  I go empty handed if it's a quick run under 45 mins and heat's not an issue.

Then I scarf down some ceral or oatmeal afterwards before heading to work and at work eat another breakfast of a veggie omelet around 9:30.

If you couldn't tell I like to eat