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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I plan to do my first 100 miler in two weeks time and was wondering what food intake I should be
> > taking in the final days of preparation.
Eat well, and don't let yourself get hungry for a few days before. The original studies on carbo
loading had it as a week long event.
> >
> > I was especially thinking along the lines of the marathon runners "Pasta party" the day before
> > there run.
I like to find an all you can eat Indian buffet
> >
> > I must say that breakfast is an important meal of the day, and I certainly don't fire on all
> > cylinders until I've had mine.
Don't spend the night digesting a heavy meal. Eating the morning of the ride is a good idea, again
make sure it's of a quality and amount that you have digested most of it by the time of the ride
start. For me that means a bannana and a bowl of unsweetened whole-grain cereal.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Webby
>
> Do you have feed stops on the way?
>
> If you do *and* the first one isn't too far into the ride what you eat the night before isn't all
> that important, as long as it agrees with you.
>
> On most of my centuries I plan to have breakfast 30 miles into the ride and then eat every 30
> miles after that. As a marathoner I can attest that a big bowl of pasta giving you enough fuel to
> run 26.2 miles the next day is a myth. Much of that energy is used during the night to keep your
> heart beating, lungs breathing, etc.
True, but ever try an event like that going to bed on an empty stomach?
>
> If you don't have any feed stops and will be carying all you eat then make sure you get a good mix
> of protien, carbohydrates and fat the night before. I find that pasta with giant meatballs works
> for me. Your experience will probably be different.
>
> What did you eat the night before your did long rides during training? Then go with that.
> Experimenting the day of the ride is a bad idea.
>
> Andy