Half Runner Question

mserickson99

I run several Half’s every year. It seems like finding the perfect pre-race breakfast is always a challenge. Don’t want to overload...don’t want to skimp.
So, what’s YOUR perfect Pre-Half Race foods?

TavistockToad

Protein enriched cereal for me.

Weetabix chocolate protein crunch is my favourite, and then a salted caramel GU or 2 while racing.

jennacole12

I make 1/2 cup of oatmeal with 1 cup of soy milk and add a tiny bit of honey and dried pineapple. I aim to eat it 1.5-2 hours before my run.

Arch799

mine was always peanut butter and toast...

Dessilicious

50gr oats and an apple/banana

BrantleyHope

wheat tortilla burrito with scrambled eggs, everything bagel seasoning (trader joes) and avocado inside.

BruinsGal_91

PB&J on toast with a small cup of coffee a couple of hours before the race. And then a couple of Clif Shot Bloks during the race.

apullum

Banana with peanut butter.

carynlondon

English muffin with peanut butter, sliced banana or apple, and about 1/4 cup raisins, a big glass of water. I eat about 1.5 hrs before leaving home for the race. Something about adding the raisins made me feel like i had more fuel for later.

bkstein40

Oatmeal & bagel with jam!! I usually eat right when I wake up before I get ready. Then I have 3 cliff energy chews right at start of race and 3 in the middle about mile 5-6. Great post, nice to see what others eat before a half, sometime I wonder if I am doing it right, but it seems to work.

bennettinfinity

After a lot of experimentation, I've found that two Honey Stinger waffles is just about perfect.

juliet3455

PB on a Bagel and 15 mins before gun ( sounds wierd ) PB Cookie - fat, carbs and a bit of protien

lporter229

Frozen waffle with peanut butter and jam

LaDispute57

When I saw the name of this thread I wondered which half of you was the runner.

mbaker566

nature valley soft baked bar and coffee

runnermom419

Two hours before - bagel and cream cheese. When I get to the race site - a banana.

GaryRuns

Peanut butter and honey on white bread, banana, coffee, and water. Drink, drink, drink until about an hour and half before the gun.

janejellyroll

Bagel with peanut butter, breakfast cookie ( https://minimalistbaker.com/vegan-everything-breakfast-cookies/ ).

VioletRojo

A banana and a small bowl (~100 grams) of yogurt with a sprinkle of granola. The sugar in the banana and granola give me energy and the yogurt gives it staying power.

T1DCarnivoreRunner

Coffee.

apullum

LaDispute57 wrote: »

When I saw the name of this thread I wondered which half of you was the runner.

Mostly the bottom half.

autumnblade75

Most of the races I've run start around 8 a.m. so I'll have been up for about 5 hours by then (I don't seem to know how to sleep in on the weekend, and I'm usually up by 2 for work during the week.) so I like to nom a Clif bar and drink a can of Monster. Nothing's written in stone, though. A bagel and a coffee works just as well for me. I train fasted, and I don't have trouble completing the distance without any fuel, so whatever I'm putting in there is mostly for something to do while I wait for the race to start, rather than topping off the tank.

AlphaHowls

I run fasted for all my race/runs. Over 13 miles, I have my GU if I need it. Lately training 17 + miles with only water.

Sassafras106

Frozen waffle or peanut butter toast