Hi,
I'm running the Stockholm Marathon on Saturday, and wondered if anyone could recommend some good carbo-loading snacks to eat whilst I'm travelling / away from home?
Dried fruit such as peaches, prunes, raisons, etc seem to have a very low glycemic index and therefore seem like they might possibly be a good choice. Also I was thinking of cooking up some tomatoey wholemeal pasta to take with me.
What do you reckon? Any advice would be most welcome...
Also, are there carbo-loading drinks available? Are these worth trying? I have SIS Go, but as this is an isotonic sports drink I imagine it would provide me with too much sodium and other minerals, vitamins, etc if I use it whilst not excercising. Any thoughts?
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its a bit late to experiment now
Stick with waht you are used to
Thanks for the advice - To be honest, I wasn't looking to experimanet with anything too strange this close to the race. I eat loads of fruit, dried fruit and pasta, and I drink loads of fruit juice and sports drinks (when running) as part of my normal diet so I don't forsee any problems with these.
However, I think just munching dried fruit and pasta all day might not bode well for a settled stomach so I am really looking for some other good alternatives to compliment them... I've always found moderation to be a good thing.
Would eating high-fibre foods a day or two before the race be a bad idea? Or do I just want to avoid them on the big day?
i just wouldnt change your diet, marathons are funny things
is it your first?
However, I have run three half marathons before and I have always flagged in the last mile or two. I didn't bother to carbo-load or drink sports drinks while running these events though.
Good luck
I shall be strugling round a marathon myself on sunday
Which marathon are you running?
I havent trained properly since FLM
I trained really hard for the FLM but got injured just before and had to withdraw. I haven't really got back into training properly since but, having already paid for the flights and marathon entry, I thought I may as well go for it!
Sorry to hear about FLM, i assume youre now in for 2004
if not, ill come and support
Plenty of other marathons to do