Practice your eating plan the day before the long runs. After 5 or 6 pre-race eating days, you should have a plan that works for you. Avoid eating a lot of food after about 2pm the day before. If you get hungry, eat a snack which can be digested easily, about every 2-3 hours. Since it takes about 36-48 hours for food to be digested, metabolized, etc., the food you eat the day before will not help you during the race—and too much of it can hurt you.
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That's interesting, why do marathons have pre-race dinners? Isn't that too much food the night before the race? I'll be running my first marathon in Newport on May 30 so I'd like to know if I should skip that meal.
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Gina
Posted by: Gina Harris | April 29, 2009 at 02:56 PM
Good thoughts. I always try to "dial down" the amount of food I take in prior to race day. The worst is getting an upset stomach when you're trying to focus on the race!
Posted by: Joe Hrdlicka | April 29, 2009 at 09:35 PM
So, it seems the pasta parties often held the night before a race are of no help. Do you think a nice big pasta dinner two nights prior to the race is a good idea?
Posted by: abrouse | April 30, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Pre-race dinners should instead take place post-race, but I've yet to see one that offers that.
Posted by: Marvin's Wife | May 09, 2009 at 11:38 AM