Subject: RE: What to eat before a 4.5 mile race? You don't need much for fuel, just some easily digestible food to keep you from getting hungry before/during the race. I'd just do a light version of your regular breakfast, and make sure to avoid anything that wouldn't sit well if you ate it before a training run. Everyone's different, but for me, I'd avoid too much fiber, fat, or protein, as well as chocolate, wheat and dairy products. Those haven't worked well for me before training runs, especially hard efforts. But if you can tolerate Nutella, great! Banana and rice cakes would probably be fine, if you've eaten them before training with no problem. My go-to foods are generally oatmeal, Cliff Mojo bars (brown rice based) or an oatmeal-based bar, and/or a banana, plus a small cup of coffee. |