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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

WIAW - Race Day Eve Edition



As always, special thanks to Peas and Crayons for hosting!


That's right, today I bring to you the food I ate on Saturday which was the day before I ran the Chilly Half Marathon. I didn't keep to the green memo here. Whoops.




Now, I'm not sure how much I really needed to carb up before the race, but I went with the "better safe than sorry" route.




Breakfast was chunky peanut butter on a toasted English Muffin



With coffee
Lunch was a turkey and lettuce sandwich on my favorite bun of all time - Onion and Poppy Seed. I also had a glass of chocolate milk.
I ate a bunch of crack some of the best granola around for snacks thoughout the day (we went to Costco after I picked up my race kit).
Dinner was penne with veggies cooked in olive oil tossed with pesto. Do you like my Christmas theme?
And a homemade peanut butter cookie!

I had some popcorn as an evening snack and enjoyed every morsel. There was also unpictured water throughout the day (yes, my big green glass is never far away).



I raced to a PB time on Sunday, so maybe all of these carbs helped. Who knows? They sure tasted good though!


Do you carb up for a race?

4 comments:

  1. Love the Homer mug :)

    All your eats sound great - and I'm betting that they totally helped in the race!

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  2. I've been really loving granola lately, but I've never tried Costco granola. I'll have to look for it next time.

    I don't typically make a specific effort to carb load before a race, but the night before I set my half marathon PR I ate my normal dinner PLUS something like 3 sticks of crazy bread. I don't know if the extra carbs helped or if there was something else going for me on race day. I guess I need to try it again and see what happens.

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  3. i have been really into popcorn as an evening snack lately. especially on my long run days. although after dinner i usually crave something sweet so i top my popcorn with cinnamon and sometimes agave nectar and peanuts (for a protein kick). yum!

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  4. Yum, I must try one of those buns!

    I always eat meals heavier on carbs the night before a race (HM or longer) and pretty much any long run. Any excuse for more carbs. :)

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