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What to eat on the morning of a 5K run

  • 14-03-2007 12:13am
    #1
    aoa321
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    Hi all,

    There's a series of 5K races coming up that I'm going to take part in and I'm wondering what I should eat in the morning before the race.

    Races start at 12 noon on Sunday mornings, so I'm wondering should I get up and have a nice big fry (at least it would be high in carbs - whatever that means !), should I have something with lots of sugar in it? or should I ask my darling wife to prepare me a nice bowl of pasta for breakfast? How close to the run should i eat?

    I have no clue when it comes to nutrition (although I'm trying to learn) but I presume I should drink plenty of water.


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  • #2
    hunnymonster
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    Have a bowl of porridge about 3 hours before the race and maybe a banana an hour beforehand.

    5km will not really eat into the glycogen in your muscles unless you've been starving yourself so I wouldn't worry about it.


    p.s. a fry is not high carb it's high fat and highish protein but contains less carbohydrate.


  • #3
    thirtyfoot
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    I'd also say whatever you eat make sure you have eaten it before and it agrees with you. Never try something new on the day of a race, experiment before a training session.

    Here is a link, its an old article but gives an overview.

    http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1998/09sep/eating.htm


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