Subject: RE: Its crunch time... well past crunch timeOkay, Henry, first things first. Rela-a-ax, man. It's going to be alright. It's your first tri, and the most important thing for you to do this time out is to have fun with it. If I were you, what I would try to do this week is keep my regular workout schedule until Thursday, even a little on the light side. Then take Fri/Sat as rest/recovery days. As for carbo-loading, sure, go ahead and have that plate of spaghetti. Just don't overdo it. From everything I've read though, of more importance is what you eat the morning of the race. Don't go drastically out of your normal routine. It'll screw your body up. For my first sprint, my pre-race breakfast wasn't that different from my usual; 1 cup of oatmeal, 3 tbsp raisins, 2 tbsp chopped walnuts/pecans, and 1 tbsp brown sugar. Washed it all down with a cup of tea and a cup of orange juice. In T1 I grabbed a banana and a hydro-pack of Gatorade. (I'm not coordinated enough to grab those bottles and drink while I pedal.) In T2 I grabbed an apple and another Gatorade. That was enough to get me through, even though my first race turned into a duathlon that took me 3 hours to complete. Number One Rule, it bears repeating, have FUN with it! |