What is your pre-race dinner and breakfast?

Question

I'm trying to get some ideas of what kind of meals I want to cook before race days. Was wondering what your fav carb loaded meals are? What kind of dinner do you have before the event and what do you have for breakfast?

Answer 1

For my pre-race meals i always have the exact same thing. I eat  spaghetti and meatballs and few slices of bread. As you know about the carb overload with the spaghetti and bread, but i also go with the meatballs to get some protein to repair my muscles for the big race. In the morning i also try to get a little more carbs and protein in so I have a bagel and two scrambled eggs.

Simply put your body does break down the carbs from the night before, if you take them two nights before the energy that you will get from the complex carbs has been used up and is worthless. There is a a difference from simple and complex carbs. Simple carbs are broken down very fast and cause a spike in your insulin level. Complex carbs are broken down over time and slowly release glucose for energy. They will be broken down by the time your race is, you will not be weighed down from your body "not" breaking down the carbs. So if you want to carb boost go with the night before.

Answer 2

if u carbo load  do it two days before a track meet because your body cant digest all of the carbs and process it into energy in one day. for a dinner u should eat something with carbs just not with a lot of carbs and for the morning eat eggs and drink milk. also drink a lot of water the day before because if u drink a lot of water right before the race the water just sits in your stomach and it slows u down and can give u a cramp. GOOD LUCK!!! hope this helps!!!

Answer 3

I also have the same type of food before runs.  I know the meals and the consistancy helps me set up my 'ritual.'  Plus, I know how I react with those foods in me.

The night before, I go heavy on pasta, usually in late afternoon, never after 6:30.  There's meat, be it meatballs or some kind of shrimp, and PLENTY of water.

The breakfast, morning of, I have a PBJ on 12 grain whole wheat and a banana with a lot more water.  

It's my running comfort food.