Run Faster and Stronger With These Easy High Protein Recipes
Want to boost your speeds, improve your stamina and decrease your recovery time? Sure, you can follow Paul’s expert tips on how to crush your next half marathon, you can establish an essential stretching routine, and you can even mentally prepare yourself for the realities of training, but you should also be thinking about what and when you’re eating.
So, to lead you in the right direction, here are some of our favourite pre and post-run recipes. There’s satiating oats or lighter smoothies, quick pre-run snacks to be munched on the go, and even a couple of epic refuels to kickstart your recovery…
FUEL UP
Runner’s Choc Chip Overnight Oats
Thanks to the slow-releasing carbohydrates, we find nothing fuels a run PB like a good bowl of protein oats. The only thing that could better? When they're already waiting in the fridge for you when you wake up...
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PB Espresso Smoothie
This peanut butter smoothie is our kind of rocket fuel. Containing everything you need to power through your run (or just your inbox!), including an extra kick of caffeine.
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Apple Pie Oats
If like us, you like a satisfying bowl of carbs to power you through a tough workout, this apple pie themed recipe is exactly what you need. It’s lightly spiced with cinnamon and sweetened with honey and apple – hello comfort food!
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SNACK RIGHT
PB & Choc Chip Protein Balls
When you need a quick snack before a post-work run, having a batch of these protein balls in your desk drawer is genius. What’s better? They contain 3 simple ingredients and take less than 10 minutes to knock up from start to finish!
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Granola Bars
This simple granola bar recipe is designed to give you the energy you need to do everything you love! It's perfect for fuelling weekends spent out on your bike, long training runs, or even for hungry kids playing at the park...
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Runner’s Fuel PB Protein Balls
Another ace protein ball option that is perfect for fuelling long weekend runs. They contain all the good stuff: vanilla protein, maple syrup & of course, peanut butter!
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REFUEL IN STYLE
Sourdough French Toast Recipe
Sometimes the only thing that gets us through a cold and rainy long run is the promise of an awesome brunch when you get back home. This protein-packed sourdough French toast recipe is topped with berries and yoghurt and tastes deceivingly indulgent - it makes for a pretty epic refuel!
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Choc Hazelnut Pancake Stack
This stack is gluten-free, lower in sugar and is packed full of protein too. It might taste like the popular chocolate spread, but it's far more nutritious - and happens to be vegan-friendly!
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Chocolate Smoothie Bowl
When you’ve pushed yourself to the max, what you need is something high in carbs to replenish your muscles and conquer your sweet tooth. This protein smoothie bowl is essentially like eating chocolate ice cream for breakfast, just with a couple of added benefits!
Find the recipe, here.