I don't know how many of you carbo load like I do before marathons. I usually start the Wednesday or Thursday before race day. More carbohydrates. Suddenly, I'm eating pasta more than one meal a day, I'm buying big batches of bananas and bagels, along with soup (salt) and pretzels (salt + carbs). It's a slow binge that releases itself on marathon day.
I have this nightmare of forcing down pasta by the time I'm running my third marathon in four weeks. I have to avoid this somehow. So along with my recovery plan between races the next month, which will consist of light runs and one pace effort mid week, I have to come up with a fuelling plan.
Pasta has been my go-to fuel for most of my races. Before Boston, R. and I hit Wagamama where I had ramen noodles (another form of carb) but not before I devoured a plate of linguine for lunch. Can't look at a box of pasta the few weeks after a marathon. I love the stuff, but too much!
A theme I'm trying to come up with over the next month.
Sunday: I gorge. I just ran a marathon (or paced a half). Plenty of carbs and protein and water to speed the recovery.
Monday: Proteins and veggies with enough carbs to get it into the system. Maybe Monday should be burger night..
Tuesday: Because I'll crave it, salads and protein.
Wednesday: Pizza Wednesday.
Thursday: Bring on the carbs in all of its glorious forms. Plenty of hydration.
Friday: Big pasta meal for dinner.
Saturday: Repeat Friday but do meals a little earlier with a late night carb topper.
Given that formula, I can avoid eating pasta between Sunday and Wednesday.
Or go with rice instead of pasta on one of those nights. Thoughts? How do you carbo load?
Pad Thai. I'd request it mild though if you're worried about spices, I know they sometimes set off my stomach.
ReplyDeleteI say Pizza! I can eat pizza all day.
ReplyDeleteGood luck tomorrow!
Seems pretty much perfect!
ReplyDeleteI like to do chicken and rice with veggies in there too. I'll often lean towards that the night before only because its a bit easier to digest...at least for me!