I am not going to run 5Km at all, ever, period. 5K inches, maybe, if you pay me enough. 5K mm, sure, if there’s a margarita involved. It’s all about scale.
All of these are pretty complex sugars and not necessarily helpful on the scale of a 5k if taken at a run (for a healthy person). Any complex sugars actually take energy to digest at first, so while you’re going to get the energy back (and more besides, and probably some various weird things given the options here), it’s going to leave you just a bit more hungry and tired when you’re probably not wanting to be those.
The Guinness is least problematic from an initial energy perspective - its sugars are the least complex and quickest to absorb - but it’s also shortly after that a systemic downer that is going to harm your performance and make you more prone to stumbling, putting a foot wrong, and generally causing accidents of various types. Being a good, rich, dark beer, it’s pretty similar to drinking a small loaf of bread, but the overall downer effects are pretty significant and will offset some to most of the adrenaline benefits (and any similar effects). Your body will get the message that it’s time to chill out and cool down rather than push through… and it listens to chemical signals pretty well.
The Snickers will consume more initial energy to digest, but the actual food that makes up a small part of the ingredients will eventually overcome this trade off. The sugars will do some good, maybe.
If you’re walking or otherwise not taking the course seriously (which is what I’d recommend - it’s a 5k, not a marathon) then eat or drink whatever you like. You probably won’t notice the difference.
@chienfou@Kyeh@Salanth, okay, maybe I don’t just roll out of bed. I have to put on a supportive sports bra, and some pants, then my feetures (running socks), and then my Kayanos. Still, I don’t need to fuel up. I’ll just have a quick sip of water.
Run? I got bicycles for that.
@yakkoTDI I so agree with you on that! I have done a 5k walk, it had a lot of people, pre Covid of course! I now just Bike!
@mycya4me On road or off?
Irrelevant. I’m not running any K let alone 5k.
Meth
This is not a test. I will not support my answer.
If I eat before a 5k, I’ll be sick! Always chocolate milk after the race though.
No such thing as a can of Jolt Cola from 1999. Jolt would have devolved the can 20 years ago.
@hchavers I like that you used the word devolved. This implies that Jolt is an Ubik-like substance, which seems completely accurate.
I am not going to run 5Km at all, ever, period. 5K inches, maybe, if you pay me enough. 5K mm, sure, if there’s a margarita involved. It’s all about scale.
All of these are pretty complex sugars and not necessarily helpful on the scale of a 5k if taken at a run (for a healthy person). Any complex sugars actually take energy to digest at first, so while you’re going to get the energy back (and more besides, and probably some various weird things given the options here), it’s going to leave you just a bit more hungry and tired when you’re probably not wanting to be those.
The Guinness is least problematic from an initial energy perspective - its sugars are the least complex and quickest to absorb - but it’s also shortly after that a systemic downer that is going to harm your performance and make you more prone to stumbling, putting a foot wrong, and generally causing accidents of various types. Being a good, rich, dark beer, it’s pretty similar to drinking a small loaf of bread, but the overall downer effects are pretty significant and will offset some to most of the adrenaline benefits (and any similar effects). Your body will get the message that it’s time to chill out and cool down rather than push through… and it listens to chemical signals pretty well.
The Snickers will consume more initial energy to digest, but the actual food that makes up a small part of the ingredients will eventually overcome this trade off. The sugars will do some good, maybe.
If you’re walking or otherwise not taking the course seriously (which is what I’d recommend - it’s a 5k, not a marathon) then eat or drink whatever you like. You probably won’t notice the difference.
Me and my Twinkies are goin’ for a 5K walk.
/showme someone walking with giant Twinkies
@mediocrebot I guess Tlox is AI-speak for Twinkies?
@heartny @mediocrebot I kind-of want a Tlox bar right now.
Definitely the Guinness. Then if I decide to skip the 5K, there’s no loss.
@mehcuda67 what if there are additional pints staged at every km?
and I like km’s because you can feel you accomplished some number but at a discount from those nasty long « mile » things.
@mehcuda67 And then celebrate the skip decision with another Guinness… I like Guinness!
A 5k is only 3 miles, I’d just roll out of bed and go run it.
@kittykat9180
You might wanna dress first… just sayin’!
@chienfou @kittykat9180 Ancient Greeks competed naked, just saying’!
@kittykat9180 @Salanth
that’s true, but it’s still frowned on now in most places.
@chienfou @kittykat9180 @Salanth Maybe they’re going to run in pajamas!
@chienfou @Kyeh @Salanth, okay, maybe I don’t just roll out of bed. I have to put on a supportive sports bra, and some pants, then my feetures (running socks), and then my Kayanos. Still, I don’t need to fuel up. I’ll just have a quick sip of water.
@kittykat9180 @Kyeh @Salanth
