Eat - Drink - Run - Well

I'm breaking a promise here, posting about running again instead of social activity. OOPS!
It's really important though...

For those of you joining us on tomorrow's run, make sure you have plenty of carbohydrates today, all day, to fuel you tomorrow, as well as carbs up to 830 tomorrow morning. Your task is to challenge your body to go the extra mile. You compensate by taking it extra slow, but you need to have the energy to do the distance. That energy is going to come from carbs, the slower burning the better.

I have extra oats in my breakfast porridge, a big double banana smoothie as a morning snack, sweet potato and 4 bean mix for lunch, a big hot chocolate in the afternoon and I'm having indian for dinner - basmati rice, daal AND naan. Om nom nom.

Plenty of whole grains, low gi rice, pasta, low gi starchy veg, fruit, dairy and juices will give you what you need. These are good guidelines to follow for anyone planning a distance run.

Ideally, for 2-3 days before a distance event, you should increase your carb intake from 4g/kg bodyweight to 7g/kg. I really struggle with this, but there you have it!

And don't forget - you're going to sweat. As little as a 2% decrease in hydration can negatively impact your performance exponentially, so get your 2L of water today, and refer back to this post for more details on pre event hydration strategies.

Go the morning coffee too - the caffeine will keep you focused! Be aware of how it impacts you as a diuretic, though.

See you tomorrow! Xx