My first meet in many years is fast approaching and I would like some advice on what to eat the day of the race. More particularly: What is a good breakfast menu that provides energy and will not weigh me down? I imagine that steak and eggs with a bloody mary may be a mistake, while cereal alone may not be enough. What are good foods and drinks to take to the meet and use for lunch or snacks? How often or when do you eat at the meet (e.g., after events, no later than one hour before next event)? Also, advice on what to eat the day before would be great.
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Skip has already given you some good advice and I am sure you are going to get lots more. Here's one bit of advice someone gave me that I can pass on to you: don't try something new on race day. Your stomach could react badly to it and you could get cramps or worse. My advice would be to eat lightly and as frequently as you need. I just competed recently for the first time in 24 years and I had a light, egg pancake and a chocolate milk for breakfast on race day. That was all I could stomach because I was so nervous. To be honest, I didn't want to eat anything and only did so because I knew I would need the energy I would get from it.
Syd
Skip has already given you some good advice and I am sure you are going to get lots more. Here's one bit of advice someone gave me that I can pass on to you: don't try something new on race day. Your stomach could react badly to it and you could get cramps or worse. My advice would be to eat lightly and as frequently as you need. I just competed recently for the first time in 24 years and I had a light, egg pancake and a chocolate milk for breakfast on race day. That was all I could stomach because I was so nervous. To be honest, I didn't want to eat anything and only did so because I knew I would need the energy I would get from it.
Syd
