okay, ive got my rest period sorted, i know what im wearing, i know the course. my race is on sunday - 5k hilly. now all i need to know is what the best things are to eat before hand. ive read reports on what you should eat but find personal experience better. So do i need to start eating pasta now? vitamins etc? or just the day before?
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I know a 3-miler is a little deal to most people but its still a mountain for me to climb!!!
the name is more of a description! im prob way slower than John Bingham!!
You could get up at 6:30, have something to eat, go back to bed.
The feeling like pulling a truck along is more likely to be caused by still being tired from your previous run, rather than not having enough to eat. A banana or some cereal would be my own choice.
Above all, enjoy it and good luck. Let us know how you got on.
I only really bother about preparation for anything over an hour but if you want a couple of jaffa cakes half an hour before you run can't do any harm. If it were me I would avoid drinking for 90 minutes or so before running so I don't have to stop to find a tree to pee behind - but again for a 5k you can normally hold it in!
a bit of chicken breast and a bit of salad, plus maybe a few peanuts/peanut butter
On the subject of vitamins I've started taking Berocca orange fizzy ones - the fact that you have to dizzolve them in a fair ammount of water ensures good start to day on fluid intake front
...and if you're interested in supplements then fishoils are worth considering - but a dear one like Eye-Q (from boots)not a big bag of codliveroil from the market
Good luck!
It is concerning me cos I'm planning to do a 10K race soon. Any ideas please!
The main thing to remember is to have some pasta for tea the night before.
I usually have porridge with syrup before a long run.Paula Radcliffe apparently has porridge too, so I've got that in common with her even if I can't run a marathon in 2:17! Apparently she has honey rather than syrup, which makes sense as (I think) it will release the sugar content slower than syrup. I have a banana afterwards (this mornign in a fruit smoothie - bana, yoghurt, milk, and a spoonful of honey - yum!)