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?
If I have an early event I have a smoothy and some nuts.If I swim after 10 I have a real breakfast like pancakes,sausage,and OJ.At the meet I drink 1/2 strength gatoraide all the time and have a bite or several of a peanutbutter balance bar any time I feel at all hungry.I do not feel good swimming with an empty stomach.
If I have an early event I have a smoothy and some nuts.If I swim after 10 I have a real breakfast like pancakes,sausage,and OJ.At the meet I drink 1/2 strength gatoraide all the time and have a bite or several of a peanutbutter balance bar any time I feel at all hungry.I do not feel good swimming with an empty stomach.
