Step 1: Use this as a starting spot (more details below if you want them)
Step 2: Adapt and adjust based on training performance
Step 3: Implement refined pre-event fueling plan on race day
Step 4: Dominate
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What is the main purpose of your pre-event meal:
To top of fuel stores and provide a good foundation for your “During Event” fueling.
One of the most important things to remember:
Food is only useful in it’s digested, broken down form.
The time it takes for this to happen depends on the amount and type of food consumed.
Ever see elite athletes knocking out 2000 calories worth of steak and beef jerky sticks before a hard, short race?
Or pulling a Baxter and eating a whole wheel of cheese? (Any Anchorman fans out there???)
Now obviously the answer is “no” and these examples are a bit extreme, but it was meant to bring up a point…
When you choose the time and amount of your food before an event, you need to be thinking about how long it’s going to take for FOR YOUR BODY to convert it to fuel.
Use this as a simple guide and adapt your fueling strategy during your training leading up to the event.