i like eggos ‘whole wheat’ waffles. they’re not 100% whole wheat, but they’re really easy to digest (something i find important before a run; i don’t know about you)
for the same reasons, i also prefer normal quaker oatmeal before training. although i certainly agree that the steel cut kind is better in just about all other situations.
i like smoothies before running. i put a bag of unsweetened frozen strawberries (you could do peaches, blueberries, whatever fruit), and either a little cranberry juice and some vanilla yogurt or 2 or 3 packets of splenda and a little skim milk.
sometimes i can’t get myself to chew early in the morning, especially if i’m tense, so that’s a good breakfast for those days.
it’s also a good breakfast because it helps you hydrate too, i don’t know about your coach, but i don’t think i’ve ever met one that doesn’t want to talk about pee color. i’m just like ‘ew?’