Running fasted is a great way to teach your body to metabolize fat as fuel. If you don’t learn to monitor your energy levels, it can end in the inevitable “bonk” - hitting the wall of zero energy. To haul yourself out of that hole is difficult. I’ll never start a race fasted, though. It’s easier to start well-fueled (big bowl of oats), and then keep topping up with bars, etc. as the race progresses.
🐇 8: Filling up vs topping up
🐇 8: Filling up vs topping up
🐇 8: Filling up vs topping up
Running fasted is a great way to teach your body to metabolize fat as fuel. If you don’t learn to monitor your energy levels, it can end in the inevitable “bonk” - hitting the wall of zero energy. To haul yourself out of that hole is difficult. I’ll never start a race fasted, though. It’s easier to start well-fueled (big bowl of oats), and then keep topping up with bars, etc. as the race progresses.