I enjoyed participating in the St. Nick's meet at Ga Tech on Saturday! It was a well-run meet, everybody was very friendly, and the facility is beautiful. Thanks to Atlanta Rainbow Trout & everybody who worked on the meet. It was great.
Here's the question -- I don't like eating anything very heavy on the day of competition, so for breakfast I had a banana, a bagel with cream cheese, and about 6 cups of coffee. Warmups were at 10 am, I swam the 800 around 11:30, a few more events, and finished with the 400 around 5:30. Throughout the day I had plenty of water, red grapes, two more bananas, and three carbo power bar type things.
By the time the meet wrapped up around 6, I was RAVENOUS and about ready munch my way through downtown Atlanta. So I'm not sure this is the best eating plan for the day of competition, and even less sure how well it would work for a multi-day event.
What do you eat on the day of the meet?
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Why didn't you eat a large breakfast? With your first event at 11:30, it seems like a good idea. Do you not normally eat breakfast?
Before meets, I eat a cheese omelet, 2 eggos, 16 oz mocha, 8 oz of orange juice and a couple glasses of water. This is similar to what I eat everyday after swimming. This sets me up for 4 to 5 hours without food.
At the meet I will eat peanut butter sandwiches, bars, gatorade, and lots and lots of water. I would take fruit, but we don't usually have any in the house.
Immediately after my last event, I pound a gatorade or an endurox and head for some food. Food is usually a burrito.
Why didn't you eat a large breakfast? With your first event at 11:30, it seems like a good idea. Do you not normally eat breakfast?
Before meets, I eat a cheese omelet, 2 eggos, 16 oz mocha, 8 oz of orange juice and a couple glasses of water. This is similar to what I eat everyday after swimming. This sets me up for 4 to 5 hours without food.
At the meet I will eat peanut butter sandwiches, bars, gatorade, and lots and lots of water. I would take fruit, but we don't usually have any in the house.
Immediately after my last event, I pound a gatorade or an endurox and head for some food. Food is usually a burrito.
