What are the best foods to eat the night before a race?
464103
pasta (all sorts of noodles) carbs protein
656841
Well am a swimmer and have swam since i was little. I was always told to eat bananas, bagles, pasta, etc. All of those are good and help with your swimming. I knwo this isnt healthy but my coach always had me eat a choclate bar about 30 min before a race to give me energy, it helped alot!  Good Luck , oh by the way i would suggest not drinking pop the week before a swim meet or the day of one
296844
Depends on what kind of exercise you will be doing.  My reccomendation is that if you plan on doing ANY running, DO NOT eat within two hours before you go.\nIf you're planning on just doing lifting or aerobics or stuff like that though, eat a Powerbar before or after with 8 oz of water.\nYou can eat whatever you want after, that's all on your eating habits and weight loss/gain goals.\nMake sure to stay hydrated though!
722672
A cup of oatmeal with a little honey to sweeten it (complex carbohydrate for long term energy, simple sugar for quick energy) and an scrambled egg, plain(a but of protein and fat to increase the body's absorption of above carb sources). Have some water too. This will be a couple of hours before the race. About 20 minutes before the race starts, have an energy gel (gu or Powergel with about 6oz of water) this will top off your carb levels nicely right in time for the start of the race.\n\nJust don't start the race too fast or it will make no difference what you ate, you will slow dramatically. Pace it out and have a great time, Good Luck!!
527728
depends on when you are eating before you run.  if its right before, stay away from heavy carbs like bread and pasta... fruit is always a great idea.  however, if you are going to eat a few hours before, a bagel or something is great for a carb burst
1046523
before the game pasta. nuts and fruit
1152797
Eat a large bowl of cereal a little while before setting off.\n\nA couple of bottles (1.5 litres or so) of plain water.\n\n3 or 4 cereal bars (Fruesli if you can get them) otherwise a few slices of malt loaf.  Also take a chocolate bar with you, but only use it as an emergency measure of you run out of energy towards the end of the ride.  Aim not to eat it.\n\nAbove all, remember to drink before you are thirsy and eat before you are hungry.\n\nEnjoy your ride.
522067
contrast bath will help quite a bit.  for the morning i would keep it elevated and ice it for 15 minutes every hour.\n\nlater in the after noon. i would get a bucket of ice water and a bucket of very very very hot water. start with foor and ankle in ice water till cold, than into hot water till hot, back to cold then hot. you get the idea.\n\n if it is really bad, dont run. it is not worth it\n\nwear a rap if u do run. i personally would skip the race if i could
572714
something light and well balaced for dinner like chicken, veggies, some starch and fruit. get a good night's sleep. take a banana with your normal breakfast.\n\ngood luck!
572764
drink tons and tons of water, especially before meals so you can get full and not eat much. also eat good breakfast, little little snack for lunch. and dinner at 4:00. then eat some fruit at night.
233078
I read in Prevention Magazine that it's best to eat 2-4 hours before you exercise and make sure you drink plenty of water. You can eat right after exercising.
275170
Hey, I run the mile as well. Usually, the night before a meet I eat a light meal, such as pasta, and a salad. Also, I drink ALOT of water. The morning before, a really great breakfast is oatmeal, a bagel with cream cheese, maybe some toast with peanut butter, and a banana. Also, keep on chugging the water, even if you aren't thirsty, it really makes a difference. Depending on the time of your meet, you may want to limit the total amount of food you eat, but remember, the more you eat, the more energy you will have. If you aren't running until the afternoon, feel free to eat as much as want. Just stay away from fatty or salty foods. Water, water, water! Good luck to you!
439174
Vegetables...You can cut up celery and carrot sticks at night, keeping them fresh in the fridge...partially cook a variety of vegetables and then heat them up in a microwave...another trick I used to do was cut an acorn squash in half, pop it into my bag, heated it up at work for about 10 minutes - it tastes great, and you don't need any butter or salt...quick and easy.\n\nVegetables simply pull the weight off your body, it seems. :)\n\n(and fruits, of course...just no bananas)
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Fish are high protein low in fat, tuna, tofu, beans, GREEN veggies\n\nCarbo-Loading\nDefinition: Eating high-carbohydrate meals such as pasta in the three days before a long distance walk or run. This brings the glycogen level in your tissues to its maximum so you have more available during the run or walk. This method has largely been abandoned by marathoners as further research shows that exercised muscle maintains maximum glycogen levels without carboloading. Carboloading also results in bloating and weight gain which are unwanted on race day.
452515
The biking event is where all the eating happens.  What we do is break up a protein/energy bar into bite size pieces and stick it to the bar of the bike.  This is all pre-race obviously. Make sure to have water to wash down those sticky bars.
905689
Carbs and protein tonight!!!! Same for breakfast but not to soon before practice....and remember the water.....don't get dehydrated.....and get plenty of sleeep\n Gook luck with try outs!
1157233
I always try to eat carbs before a meet\nSpaghetti is always good\ndont eat anything that will make you gassy or will make you too full for breakfast or dinner\nnext time you should talk to your coach about it first