Fig Newtons, in moderation, might also be digestible shortly before a run... or... I'm a little ashamed to admit this because they're COMPLETE JUNK, but I've been way into using Nutragrain bars as pre/mid workout snacks lately. I'm taking a "triathlon conditioning" course and the Tuesday night sessions run from 7-9, first hour is hard spinning and second hour is in the pool. Because of the timing I end up not eating a real dinner, but having a large snack and hour before and a small snack in between spinning and swimming. Nutragrain bars work great in between, they go down quickly and easily and basically they're high-fructose corn syrup held together with a very small amount of real food, so they go into your bloodstream really fast.