Nutrition before the Race

I remember talk in the old days that athletes would "Carbo
Load" before their competition.

Do you shy from Carbs in training to keep your weight down.
And then, the day before the big event, eat a big plate of
Pasta and bread, etc?

We will be running 3 miles, MUni 6.5 miles, running 1 mile.
I've done sections of this collection of abuses and I'm
afraid that I'm going to run out of steam. If this event
were later in the summer, I'd be in better shape, but we're
just coming out of winter. Winteritis is a killer.

I've never tried them in competition, but do you who know
advise using those gel energy packs? A long time ago, a
friend let me try one, it tasted horrible. Are there
"good" ones?

Again, don't tell Tommy.😉

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I ran a half marathon last year (my first). I tried to eat
a good, balanced diet whilst training (obviously, generally
eating more than normal to compensate for the calories I
burnt off) and then ate loads of pasta, rice and other
carbs in the week before the race. But I was still
knackered at the end of the race. Reducing booze and coffee
intake, especially in the week before the race, is supposed
to help - it reduces dehydration, and has the added
advantage of making that first pint after the race taste
very good indeed.

During the race I ran they were handing out those high carb
gel food packs to us (they were 'high-5' ones, don't know if
they're available where you are) and they certainly helped
my energy levels during the race - they give you a real
boost. You need to have lots of water with them though (and
not just because of the taste). To be honest, as I tend to
wear a rucksack or a bum-bag (which I believe are known as
'[censored] packs' in the US - cue laughter by any Brits reading
this) when I ride, I usually have room to take a few bananas
with me when ride, which I think are just as good, cheaper
and taste nicer.

Gary

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