@chadnorthrup

 

Happy Carb Day

Today I began my pre-race diet for this Sunday's Hyannis Marathon. This was a big challenge for me, as I had to eat a series of meals that will help me retain water and make sure my glycogen stores will have enough energy for the duration of the race. I generally hate to feel the way I do right now, which is BLOATED. Anyhow, I figured it might be fun to blog what I had to eat today in an effort to hit a minimum 500 grams of carbohydrates...

Breakfast:

  • 1 small glass of orange juice
  • Stack of 3 french toast (white bread was used)
Lunch:

  • 1 footlong turkey sub on honey oat from Subway
  • Some Cool Ranch Doritos (I couldn't help it)
  • 1 12-ounce glass of skim milk
Mid-afternoon snack:

  • 1 Odwalla fruit smoothie (this alone was 68g of carbs)
Dinner:

  • Giant plate of Rigatoni with meatballs
  • 2 slices of french bread
  • 1 12-ounce glass of skim milk
In between these meals I funneled in as much water as possible. I limited myself to only 2 cups of coffee today (big challenge for me), and I'm going without beer until after the race.

So will all this nutrition stuff help? You'll have to ask me around the 20-mile mark on Sunday... :-)

Filed under: carbs french toast Hyannis Marathon pasta race Subway training
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