I have been experimenting with different things to take on my long runs and ultimately use during the marathon for carb replenishment.

This rice pudding with sugar and cinnamon is one of the recipes I developed to test in re-usable pouches.

Rice pudding is a favorite dessert of mine, and I wanted a way to use things that I like to eat.

Practice Makes (a Better Chance at) Perfect

Eating on long runs can get tedious and you can experience real flavor burnout. Getting so sick of something that you stop taking it in can cause serious issues…like hitting the wall.

Testing and practicing what your fueling strategy will be is so important. That will always be one of the first things you will hear when you decide to run your first marathon.

So many runners have experienced intestinal upset and worse when they introduce something new to the system right before or during a long race.

Rice Pudding

I wanted to use sugar for the energy boost, but not as much as some recipe’s called for.

I find in testing on long runs that foods that are sweet leave a gross taste in my mouth. It’s hard enough getting through a long run without having to think about how my mouth tastes!

You can either choose to watch the video below or click over to the recipe page to find the text and try it out for yourself.

You can also head over to my Pinterest Running Recipe board and pin it!