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My top 5 Pre-Run snacks “Primers”

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Here are my top 5 Pre-Run snacks called Primers as a Dietitian.

What is a primer?

A primer is a small carb-based, carb loading snack, recommended to eat 15-45 minutes before a run, to top up energy, wake up your system and make sure you are not running on empty. Not only are these snacks great for fueling runners , they are the perfect performance nutrition snacks for not only runners but people who are training, playing sports, working out, hyrox and people playing sports, snacks for all ages.

Here are my top 5 fuel for runners snacks.

  1. Dried Mango
  2. Banana
  3. Nurti-Grain Bar
  4. LCM Bar
  5. Allens Peaches and Cream.

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