Ramadan and Running

Muslim Runner wrote:

Lets please try to keep the thread focused on the question, there are plenty of religion war threads on letsrun if you want to battle.

So far I've been running in the morning. I even did one workout and its not nearly as bad as I anticipated. I did run at night a few times to see if there is a major difference on feel and I found that I was more actually uncomfortable running at night cause I was running with a full belly.

But on a different note do people have pointers on what one should eat during the night hours to set yourself up the best nutritionally? So far i've been loading up on protein and it seems to do the job but I'm wondering if there are certain food groups I should focus on more than others.

Lol @ your stupid religious beliefs.

Ignore the cousin bangers, they have nothing better to do.

I know that El Guerrouj fasted and ran during the day but obviously he was extremely fit. Could you do it first thing in the morning?

One of my colleagues runs at 3:30 to get an hour in before breakfast. You'd have to get up super early to remain in shape.

Bubba the Magic Dragon wrote:

Maybe that's why them Islams is so pissed off all the time and blowin $h*t up! They's hungry!!

I wanted to make a joke about just don't blow people up, please. It's sad the first thing we think about when thinking of Muslims of them killing people.

ddfun wrote:

How is Mo Farah handling it this year? #OneMoFast?

He doesn't fast. Allah understands, and he will still get his 40 virgins.

Sara Palin wrote:

ddfun wrote:

How is Mo Farah handling it this year? #OneMoFast?

He doesn't fast. Allah understands, and he will still get his 40 virgins.

72 virgins, numbskull. Really, who would fast for just 40 virgins?

Allah is generous wrote:

Sara Palin wrote:

He doesn't fast. Allah understands, and he will still get his 40 virgins.

72 virgins, numbskull. Really, who would fast for just 40 virgins?

He only gets 40 because he didn't fast. Allah compromises with him. He advertises Islam, so he gets 40, but since he doesn't fast, he doesn't get the other 32 virgins.

partly rewarded wrote:

Allah is generous wrote:

72 virgins, numbskull. Really, who would fast for just 40 virgins?

He only gets 40 because he didn't fast. Allah compromises with him. He advertises Islam, so he gets 40, but since he doesn't fast, he doesn't get the other 32 virgins.

Allah NEVER compromises, you filthy apostate!!!!

OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!

I'd be pretty careful. Depending on where you live, the heat combined with limited hydration and nutrition could easily lead to injury and bad health.

I know a guy in DC who would work an 8-5 and come home, eat, nap, and then hammer out 10-20 miles at midnight or 1 am. It was the only way he could deal with the heat. Ended up running a 2:20 marathon that fall.

This has been studied quite a few times. Start here....

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02640414.2012.698297?src=recsys&journalCode=rjsp20

I should point out that not every Muslim observes Ramadan to the same degree. I know lots of Bosnian muslims who do far more moderate things like giving up beer for a month - yes, some see no conflict between moderate drinking and Islam. It's a bit like Christians giving stuff up for Lent (anyone remember that?). Or far harder and more worthy things, like trying really hard not to say anything unkind about anyone for a month. In most cultures it's an exercise in self-discipline you impose on yourself.

eurodonkey wrote:

In most cultures it's an exercise in self-discipline you impose on yourself.

Yeah right.

Muslim note to self: Don't blow myself up during Ramadan.

Allah is generous wrote:

Sara Palin wrote:

He doesn't fast. Allah understands, and he will still get his 40 virgins.

72 virgins, numbskull. Really, who would fast for just 40 virgins?

Unfortunately, they will all be male virgins.

Morton Downey Jr III wrote:

Allah is generous wrote:

72 virgins, numbskull. Really, who would fast for just 40 virgins?

Unfortunately, they will all be male virgins.

Male virgin goats.

Bubba the Magic Dragon wrote:

Maybe that's why them Islams is so pissed off all the time and blowin $h*t up! They's hungry!!

Right.

Not all the invasions, occupations, bombs dropped on them, repressive dictators foisted upon them.