BREAKFAST on RACE DAY
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ukbeccie
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I'm planning to do the Birmingham Great Run in October, which I expect will take me around 3 hours. I quite often will run before breakfast, without any great loss of energy, but that's usually only an hour or so. I need to decide what to eat for breakfast on race day, especially on these last 3 weeks of training.
Do you always eat before running? I hear that this is recommended, so I'd probably have some oats in soy milk with nuts and raisins, which I hope will give me a slow energy release.
Another option would be to plan to eat immediately after the race. I understand that something highly nutritious should be taken within 30 minutes of completing a race. Any comments or advice please would be welcomed!
Do you always eat before running? I hear that this is recommended, so I'd probably have some oats in soy milk with nuts and raisins, which I hope will give me a slow energy release.
Another option would be to plan to eat immediately after the race. I understand that something highly nutritious should be taken within 30 minutes of completing a race. Any comments or advice please would be welcomed!
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If you are going to eat...start now so your body gets use to it. You don't want to do anything different on race day. I have not done such a long run but I would have something light - what you have suggested sounds perfect.0
