One thing that athletes...most often with runners I think...is that the prerace eats need to be on point in order for a good performance. When I was growing up and playing softball, I had a lot of pre-game meals that were not just quirky but an absolute superstition! In middle school it was a roast beef sandwich. My mom would go to the meat market (had to be the same one every time) and I would have a sandwich that day for lunch. In college a good friend of mine had to have a snickers mini before each game....and it caught on! And apparently I'm not alone....
Mets reliever Turk Wendell has to nosh on black licorice on the days that he is going in...Hall of Famer Wade Boggs ate chicken before every game...basketball player Caron Butler drinks a 2-liter of Mountain Dew by half-time of each game....and Paul Pierce chomps on a good ole PB&J before tip off!
For me it has been more of a tame the belly move than a superstition now with my pre-race meal...something I have worked hard to find and endured many an uncomfortable long runs to find just the right combo. Pre-race/long meal almost took a hit when I did a paleo challenge last year...no good which what helped me to arrive at my current Paleo challenge!
For me it's peanut butter and an English muffin...don't mess with it...don't change it!
What about you? What food do you fuel with? What superstitions do you have?
It's funny that I used to be an almond butter/toast/banana pre-race kind of girl. Then I switched to a CORE Food bar during marathon training. Now I'm back to AB/Toast. Sometimes you just don't mess with the best!
ReplyDeleteI used to eat PBJ on an English muffin, since going wheat free I use a rice cake instead!
ReplyDeletewhen i was running, i always ate a bowl of oatmeal with banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, and honey before races!
ReplyDeleteI am an oatmeal girl but I like variety about what I put in it, sometimes I switch to peanut butter and toast or a bagel.
ReplyDeletewe would NEVER TIRE of yer ZOOMA TALKING!!
ReplyDeleteIm not any race day help--nor am I really superstitious but I am cheering you on.
Good luck!!! For me it's very similar, bagel with peanut butter and honey. Does the trick every time!
ReplyDeleteWow--the baseball players and their diets! Ick!!
ReplyDeleteI have always done a waffle w/ PB, but am experimenting w/ oatmeal this go around.
I don't fuel any differently on race day. I love my oatmeal first thing in the morning. Perfect fuel for me :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear about your Paleo challege! I finally had a real Good run yesterday but I notice since trying to live a Paleo lifestyle I have had little gas in the tank. I still believe in it though.
ReplyDeleteI'm sensitive to wheat so for me, it's peanut butter on a rice and a touch of homemade jam.
ReplyDeleteI do love English muffins and pb....but I've swapped over to rice with syrup and pb. YUM!
ReplyDeleteHope the weekend was amazing! I'm sure it was :)
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when I had to have a whole wheat bagel with almond butter and a banana before a race. It was a must! Now, I've added the option of overnight oats :)