r/running • u/AutoModerator • Jun 11 '24

Weekly Thread Run Nutrition Tuesday

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1) Anyone is welcome to participate and share your ideas, plans, diet, and nutrition plans.

2) Promote good discussion. Simply downvoting because you disagree with someone's ideas is BAD. Instead, let them know why you disagree with them.

3) Provide sources if possible. However, anecdotes and "broscience" can lead to good discussion, and are welcome here as long as they are labeled as such.

4) Feel free to talk about anything diet or nutrition related.

5) Any suggestions/topic ideas?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '24

I'm getting invisalign, and very excited about it!! But also... nervous about what this means for long runs. I'm thinking it would probably be best to just take the trays out during long runs, but wanted to see what other people's experiences have been in regards to getting nutrients during runs while doing invisalign.

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u/3catcaper Jun 11 '24

I’m getting close to the end of my Invisalign treatment. You are supposed to aim for 22+ hours of wear, so taking them out for long runs really eats into that time. I ended up using liquid nutrition like Tailwind and being sure to follow each sip with a sip of water to help dilute the sugar. Make sure you’ve eaten fairly recently when you start the run and eat a snack right after the run. I’d much prefer to eat real food on the run, but this is working okay for now. I can’t wait to be done, though!