Some weird shenanigans have been happening in 2025.

Most notably, some weird shenanigans around food.

I’ve always been someone that loves to eat. I’ve always been someone that can eat at just about any time.

But this year I’ve had more and more issues eating food in the morning.

I’ve seemingly no longer had the stomach to stomach a good amount of food before runs, and I’ve had to get a bit more creative with my breakfasts to ensure I’m stomaching enough.

Fuelling is one of the three most essential facets to getting better as an athlete (alongside proper training and recovery). And it’s equally essential to aiding the training and recovery process both in the prehab and rehab in between runs. Not to mention all the fuelling that needs to happen during the thing itself.

I know for my own sake, on days where I don’t eat as much or drain more of my body battery at work, I’m less likely to feel good when it comes to exercise. Even if I start fuelling on the run or exercise itself.

So getting this right beforehand is key.

But I can see for all the people out there that just struggle to eat before a run, how much more complicated that can make things.

With that, here are some of the top things I’ve tried in 2025 when it comes to fuelling before and during my runs.