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Not eating at all is a bad idea but, although I'm a fan of the Pop Tart, I definitely wouldn't eat anything so sugary before a marathon (or even a long run). Sugar rush then crash, at least for me.
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Pop tart every 5 miles?
Runners run
Actually, an unfrosted P-Tart has only 2 more grams of sugar than a Clif Shot gel.
I just felt like Trent.
You could probably fit them all in a Spibelt, those things stretch like crazy. Just like gels, time it before a water stop, because you have GOT to wash those things down with something.
Dave
some call me Tim
Ok, so if the topic were changed to, 'What might you ingest, EVER, before a marathon besides POP TARTS(and beer)?', as impossible a decision as that would be..
FreeSoul...
I think it would be Larabars. Cherry Pie? Goddamn, have you had that? I think I might switch over... just buy a can of vanilla frosting and some of those Larabars and just use my imagination. Positive result GUARANTEED, brother!
(for the sake of clarification I am seriously this enthusiastic about these foods and Larabars are simple, natural and pretty easily accessible, to say nothing of cans of frosting)
ME WEBLARG
Good Bad & The Monkey
Actually, an unfrosted P-Tart has only 2 more grams of sugar than a Clif Shot gel. I just felt like Trent.
I am very very very sorry.
Very.
Sorry.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Unless you make them yourself from scratch and with just a few ingredients, they are likely every bit as processed as pop tarts.
And frankly, the night before you run a marathon and burn through some 3000+ calories is not the time to be worried about avoiding simple carbs or processed food. Pop Tarts are easily digestible, fill of simple calories, pretty danged tasty and (as others have said) easily transportable.
Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins though
I am very very very sorry. Very. Sorry.
Not as sorry as I was.
2 1/2 to 3 hours before my marathon tomorrow morning I'll eat a cup of oatmeal and 2 poptarts. First time I've tried this combination, so will have to see how it works out. I didn't eat at all before Chicago a couple of weeks ago and I slowed down in the latter miles.
2-3 hours before my marathon I am still asleep. I actually do not eat anything before a marathon (or LR). My stomach won't tolerate it. It does not slow me down (any more than I already am). One of my fastest was after no food before and no gels during it (just water).
And thanks to this thread, I just bought poptarts. I blame all of you.
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But who would eat such a thing?
Same. Two boxes two days ago and they're almost gone. I think my half marathon PR decreased by approximately 2 minutes for each pop tart that I ate the night before. Not sure if the beer, wine, and frozen pizzas I ate made any difference at all.
Awesome
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If you squish them flat in your suitcase, they are sort of like a high protein, DIY Pop-tart.
From the vending machine at my office. You'd think I work in an office full of runners, but surprisingly it is an office full of fat people. Weird.
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned these. My universal, go-to, pre-race snack; especially before a marathon:
"They're magically delicious!"