RunningAHEAD - Topic: Race Eve Meals?

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 10/27/2007 at 10:07 AM

What are your faves? I have found that I seem to do well eating french toast and bacon the night before a race...and then we always make extra so I can have a couple slices of french toast reheated in the nuker for breakfast on race day. This seems to be my magic meal. k

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Mississippi

posted: 10/27/2007 at 11:12 AM

Night before: Pizza Morning of: Banana, cereal bar, a little bit of coffee, water

Michelle

rockenmamaof5

posted: 10/27/2007 at 11:17 AM

Night before: Chinese food Morning off : Honey Nut Shredded wheat, coffee and a banana

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Mandy Simpson

posted: 10/27/2007 at 3:01 PM

Night before: pasta with tomato and bacon, or chicken risotto Morning of: cereal (normally berry weet-bix), coffee, water

TanyaS

posted: 10/27/2007 at 3:58 PM

Night before: whole wheat pasta, red sauce/no meat and salad Morning of: (depends on distance) 5k is usually just coffee and a Luna Bar..longer races, I'll force myself to eat toast and banana(s). Ugh.

trishierunner

esq.

posted: 10/27/2007 at 5:15 PM

Night before: cereal and banana: Morning of: small bowl of old fashioned oats with honey

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Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 10/27/2007 at 5:23 PM

Gotta have a beer.

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trentman359

posted: 10/27/2007 at 5:32 PM

Quote from Trent on 10/27/2007 at 5:23 PM:

Gotta have a beer.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 10/27/2007 at 5:38 PM

Quote from Trent on 10/27/2007 at 5:23 PM:

Gotta have a beer.

Well...duh! Wink

k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

JustMarion

Me and my RP

posted: 10/29/2007 at 7:48 PM

Oddly enough, I don't have 'set' meals before races. However, the morning of a race I only drink water. I don't ever eat breakfast so I get nervous that it might make my stomach a bit Dead

... I think I had a house salad and a handful of fries the night before my half this past weekend Smile

Marion
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Bonkin

posted: 10/29/2007 at 8:00 PM

Quote from JustMarion on 10/29/2007 at 7:48 PM:

Oddly enough, I don't have 'set' meals before races.

Doesn't sound odd to me. I eat maybe 60-70% carbs all the time anyway, so the only thing different I do the night before a race is make sure not to eat too much of anything that gives me indigestion. The morning of I might have a gatorade plus whatever is around. Someone here on RA (va/Stephen, maybe) gave me the idea to eat pop tarts - so if the kids don't wolf them down I may have a pack of these too.

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perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 10/29/2007 at 8:09 PM

Quote from Trent on 10/27/2007 at 5:23 PM:

Gotta have a beer.

Yeah, beer. It's carbs, right? Morning of: A bottle of Ensure, banana and coffee, maybe a bagel. Not closer than 2 hours before the start.

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RunChicRun

madness baby

posted: 10/29/2007 at 8:19 PM

Night before: Whatever I want and however much I want. With a large glass of wine. And water. Morning of: 1 of hubs' delicious homecooked canadian bacon, egg & cheese sandwiches, coffee.

deb

Dave23

posted: 10/30/2007 at 8:54 AM

Deb, I am curious what makes it Canadian bacon? Does it come from Canada? Are the swine blessed with a profoundly funny sense of humour? Do they say 'eh' insteand of 'oink'? I digress... For me, 1-2 packets of Quaker Instant Oatmeal, a banana and a pint of orange Gatorade.

Bonkin

posted: 10/30/2007 at 10:14 AM

Quote from Dave23 on 10/30/2007 at 8:54 AM:

I am curious what makes it Canadian bacon?

I think it's the flannel.

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