First Half Marathon on Sunday!

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kingofcrunk
kingofcrunk Posts: 372 Member
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I'll be running my first half marathon on Sunday. I'm really excited and also REALLY nervous!

My normal daily calorie goal is 1540 (I am currently aiming to maintain my weight). I have mfp set to sedentary and so eat back my exercise calories - I find this way works best for me. How many calories should I be aiming to eat per day in the run up to my half marathon? I know I need to be properly nutritioned up so I can get round the run!

My aim for the run is to keep jogging the whole way and simply to finish! Please wish me luck too :-)

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  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,472 Member
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    FUN!! FUN!!! FUN!
    Good luck and have a blast!
  • MelisRunning
    MelisRunning Posts: 819 Member
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    Have an awesome time! Good luck!!!!
  • GaryinPilling
    GaryinPilling Posts: 5
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    You don't need luck, you've worked hard for this!
    Hope you really enjoy it, should be a blast.
  • ruwise
    ruwise Posts: 265 Member
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    My husband is running his first marathon on Sunday and for that he needs to eat about 3500 calories a day so I'd guess you should up your calories to at least 2500 for the next few days at least. Good luck.
  • RunnerElizabeth
    RunnerElizabeth Posts: 1,091 Member
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    For my half last year I ate my same normal healthy diet. I wasn't tracking calories at the time so I can't really give you a guess on how many I was taking in but I didn't change anything in the days up to the race. It worked for my 13 mile training runs that sometimes went up to 3 hours so I thought id be okay for the race that I finished in 2:20 with no fatigue issues. Of course everyone is different, I don't have any background in this stuff and the more I read the more confused I got so I stuck with normal. Good luck!
  • weatheredcheese
    weatheredcheese Posts: 112 Member
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    Havent a clue about the calorie situation but good luck and great respect for this, I have recently run my first 10k.
  • momofJandA
    momofJandA Posts: 1,038 Member
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    I wouldn't change your eating habits this close to race day- you've established a system of eating that has worked for you thus far in your training- STICK WITH IT . . . you don't want to feel bloated or fatigued on Sunday.
    I do "carb load" the night before a half- which for me means a plate of spaghetti, meatballs, and a slice of garlic bread . . .and quite possibly a chocolate peanut butter ice cream cone from Stewarts ;)
  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
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    OMG! have FUN!!!!! you're gonna do great and remember to post after the race and tell us all about it
  • kingofcrunk
    kingofcrunk Posts: 372 Member
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    Thanks for all the support :-)
  • hazymary
    hazymary Posts: 190 Member
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    I would carb load for 2 days...but nothing new or different, also HYDRATE !! Best of luck on race day...YOU GOT THIS !!

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