Nutrition
Pre-Race Breakfast Timing
Pre-race breakfast timing places a familiar carb meal three to four hours before the gun—tested in training, low fat, and matched to your start time.
Pre-race breakfast timing lands a familiar carb-forward meal three to four hours before the start—oatmeal, rice, toast, or bagel with modest protein and low fat so the gut empties before corrals. Too late causes sloshing; too early leaves hunger at the line.
Test the same foods on long training mornings, not only A-race week.
Common questions
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What if your race starts at 7 a.m.?
Wake early for a small carb meal by 4–5 a.m., or rely on a tested evening carb load plus a gel or liquid calories sixty to ninety minutes before—never debut a new breakfast on race morning.
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