22 Replies to “Runner in Flight: Tips for the fidgety runners in travel”
1. Bring your own water bottle, and fill it after security. (Unless you’re suuuuuper picky about your water taste. Several US airports have especially icky tasting water – I avoid water at ORD and IAD. But some have fountains with spigots for water bottle filling!) Bringing my own bottle means that I can bring 32 oz of Nalgene-stored hydration on the plane, rather than the measly 12-16 oz provided by the typical water bottle. Sometimes, nice flight attendants will even give me a top-up once I’m on the plane.
2. Don’t know about an airport, but I will shamelessly lunge, forward fold, and backbend in the aisle of the plane while waiting for the bathroom.
3. Totally depends – I usually try to pack some sturdy fruit and maybe trail mix, but I find that anything squishy or crumbly (pretzels, nuts, bread) ends up either paper thin, or in crumbs, by the time I’m ready to eat it. So I often end up supplementing at the airport…
I don’t know what a cinnabon is but I REALLY want one now. I feel your pain… travelling sucks and seriously aren’t the seats getting smaller and the people getting bigger?!?!
I once read that to minimise jetlag to not eat a MEAL when travelling but just have a light snack and have a proper meal at each end of your journey. I have no idea what’s in that but since I get “hangry” after 2 hours without food – I will probably never find out 😉
Haha love this!! Although, I think I tend to fidget anywhere I am not just on an airplane! I also loooooove Cinnabuns! That’s probably one of my favorite parts of running- eating whatever I want, just because I can!
I just discovered fancy water bottle filling water fountains at the airport during my last trip. I was super excited because I actually brought an empty water bottle with me. I hate paying airport prices for anything so I bring along my own food. I used to really like beef jerky while flying for some reason. I’ve since gotten over that obsession. I also wear comfy clothes on planes. Jeans are really not comfortable to me so I like to wear soft pants instead. If I have to sit there for hours I would like to be as comfortable as possible.
I’m a horrible airplane traveler – I fidget constantly and have a hard time getting comfortable in the seats! If I have something good to read it does tend to make things a little better.
I love airport travel except when we fly on the Tanker. (I just dislike that because it is loud, cold and no one serves drinks – but it is FREE!!!)
I take my Nook and either read or watch people and have a great time!!! I do also speed walk through the airport about a billion times, too.
And the water chug – right there with you!!!
I love to travel but HATE to pack too!! I am a big over packer too. I bought some space bags that allow me to pack more than usual. Maybe that will help you out! I don’t feel as guilty since it is all condensed. You just have to watch the weight of your luggage.
I struggle with this hugely! When we were in Europe towards the end of last year, we got an overnight train from Spain to Portugal. I don’t think I should ever do that again because opportunities for exercise when you get an overnight train are severely limited! We arrived at about 6am and dropped bags off before going straight into sight seeing mode…by mid morning, I had to beg 10 minutes from Mr Bite to run laps of a park while he sat and waited for me! I was in jeans and everything (although thankfully sneakers, albeit not proper runners). I felt so much better afterwards but was still twitchy until I could get out for a ‘proper’ run the next morning.
The other challenge I come up against is early morning flights. No matter how early, I want to get a run in first, especially given how horrible sitting is for hours and hours. It can make for some really early starts!
oh my gosh! ya, total day flights and wonky schedules really do stress me out just thinking about it…i would probably resort to running in place, no joke.
I always bring my own empty water bottle and fill it after I go through security. Saves some cash! I like to pack fruit or some easy veggies (carrots or cut up peppers) to bring with me. Granola bars or nuts can be easy to pack too.
We would be great travel companions Cait! My poor Mum had to put up with nervous pre-half marathon chatter the whole way to Hobart as well as leg bouncing, butt-cheek-shifting, excessive water bottle filling stops, pacing at the gate while we waited for the plane – and that was all before we left Brisbane! I love to travel, but this was my first time travelling for a race, so I made sure I packed all my race/workout gear in my carry-on, and being a gluten-free-er I packed friendly snacks to eat on the plane. My treat? A pre-flight cappuccino and the latest copy of Runner’s World magazine to read!
1. Bring your own water bottle, and fill it after security. (Unless you’re suuuuuper picky about your water taste. Several US airports have especially icky tasting water – I avoid water at ORD and IAD. But some have fountains with spigots for water bottle filling!) Bringing my own bottle means that I can bring 32 oz of Nalgene-stored hydration on the plane, rather than the measly 12-16 oz provided by the typical water bottle. Sometimes, nice flight attendants will even give me a top-up once I’m on the plane.
2. Don’t know about an airport, but I will shamelessly lunge, forward fold, and backbend in the aisle of the plane while waiting for the bathroom.
3. Totally depends – I usually try to pack some sturdy fruit and maybe trail mix, but I find that anything squishy or crumbly (pretzels, nuts, bread) ends up either paper thin, or in crumbs, by the time I’m ready to eat it. So I often end up supplementing at the airport…
great tips for the waterbottle! haha…next time we should travel together and start a full-on workout flash mob in the airport. 😉
I don’t know what a cinnabon is but I REALLY want one now. I feel your pain… travelling sucks and seriously aren’t the seats getting smaller and the people getting bigger?!?!
I once read that to minimise jetlag to not eat a MEAL when travelling but just have a light snack and have a proper meal at each end of your journey. I have no idea what’s in that but since I get “hangry” after 2 hours without food – I will probably never find out 😉
how is cinnabon NOT in OZ!??! hmmm, let me think of a way to ship one to u…stay tuned. 😉
Haha love this!! Although, I think I tend to fidget anywhere I am not just on an airplane! I also loooooove Cinnabuns! That’s probably one of my favorite parts of running- eating whatever I want, just because I can!
ya, i confess to being a perma-fidgeter…lol
I just discovered fancy water bottle filling water fountains at the airport during my last trip. I was super excited because I actually brought an empty water bottle with me. I hate paying airport prices for anything so I bring along my own food. I used to really like beef jerky while flying for some reason. I’ve since gotten over that obsession. I also wear comfy clothes on planes. Jeans are really not comfortable to me so I like to wear soft pants instead. If I have to sit there for hours I would like to be as comfortable as possible.
oh, sweats for the plane to stay comfy are a must for me! hehe
As I read this post at my desk, my leg is bouncing uncontrollably! I’m glad I’m not the only one. I cannot sit still.
hahaha…i’m a constant knee bouncer! i think we’re just cool like that. 😛
I’m a horrible airplane traveler – I fidget constantly and have a hard time getting comfortable in the seats! If I have something good to read it does tend to make things a little better.
i kind of get headaches if i read in cars and planes, i’m a hot mess.
I love airport travel except when we fly on the Tanker. (I just dislike that because it is loud, cold and no one serves drinks – but it is FREE!!!)
I take my Nook and either read or watch people and have a great time!!! I do also speed walk through the airport about a billion times, too.
And the water chug – right there with you!!!
i’ve had airport security guards be in awe of how much/fast i can chug…lol
I love to travel but HATE to pack too!! I am a big over packer too. I bought some space bags that allow me to pack more than usual. Maybe that will help you out! I don’t feel as guilty since it is all condensed. You just have to watch the weight of your luggage.
oh, i’ll have to try the space bags! haha…ya, they need to bump that to say 100lbs per bag. 😉
I struggle with this hugely! When we were in Europe towards the end of last year, we got an overnight train from Spain to Portugal. I don’t think I should ever do that again because opportunities for exercise when you get an overnight train are severely limited! We arrived at about 6am and dropped bags off before going straight into sight seeing mode…by mid morning, I had to beg 10 minutes from Mr Bite to run laps of a park while he sat and waited for me! I was in jeans and everything (although thankfully sneakers, albeit not proper runners). I felt so much better afterwards but was still twitchy until I could get out for a ‘proper’ run the next morning.
The other challenge I come up against is early morning flights. No matter how early, I want to get a run in first, especially given how horrible sitting is for hours and hours. It can make for some really early starts!
oh my gosh! ya, total day flights and wonky schedules really do stress me out just thinking about it…i would probably resort to running in place, no joke.
I always bring my own empty water bottle and fill it after I go through security. Saves some cash! I like to pack fruit or some easy veggies (carrots or cut up peppers) to bring with me. Granola bars or nuts can be easy to pack too.
great travel snacks…i’m a big carrot fan too! 🙂
We would be great travel companions Cait! My poor Mum had to put up with nervous pre-half marathon chatter the whole way to Hobart as well as leg bouncing, butt-cheek-shifting, excessive water bottle filling stops, pacing at the gate while we waited for the plane – and that was all before we left Brisbane! I love to travel, but this was my first time travelling for a race, so I made sure I packed all my race/workout gear in my carry-on, and being a gluten-free-er I packed friendly snacks to eat on the plane. My treat? A pre-flight cappuccino and the latest copy of Runner’s World magazine to read!
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