Dot said:TenKBabe wrote:
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Probably the most important thing is don't try anything unusual on
race
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:day. Always try it a few times before a regular training run. Make
sure
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:it will work for you. Since your race is Saturday, you have no time
to
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:test anything. Just go with what you've been eating in the past
before
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:a long run. Nonetheless, for next time I would leave out the juice,
especially if it is citrus juice. I would eat oatmeal or cream of
wheat. Nothing with a milk product in it. And also no milk products
the
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:night before a race.
As you point out, this is what you've found works for you. I'm
curious
Quoted message said:why you would recommend against citrus juice and milk for someone
that's
Quoted message said:not indicated an aversion to either, and in fact seems to drink juice
Quoted message said:regularly and I suspect has milk on his cereal.
I tried to stress the "YMMV" component of my post. The OP hasn't posted
back as to what they have eaten prior to similar training runs in the
90 to 100 minute range. Without that information, we can only
speculate. It could be that this is the OP's longest run to date. In
which case I would not recommend anything that has a chance for causing
a problem. But again, YMMV. ;-)
Quoted message said:I know some people have
aversions to these, but why would this be a general recommendation. I
Quoted message said:know I'd be one grumpy runner if I didn't have ice cream before I
went
Quoted message said:to bed and orange juice in the morning. Just curious.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:All advice appreciated, though commonly available products such as
fresh fruit is more relevant for me. I won't have the time to hunt
down energy bars or the like between now and then.At this point, just do what you normally do for your training runs.
Yep.
tkb