Pre-race nutrition

Oh this one is doing my head in. I have to eat around 400-500g of carbs each day in the week leading up to race day. Means I'll have to sit down with my chart and literally make specific menus for 5 days. I feel like I'll be rolling on to the start line. I should think myself lucky, if I was heavier I'd have to be eating a whole lot more. What will make this a little more difficult for me is I've decided to go 'no refined sugar' as much as I can. There are many pre-race products on the market that could pump up my carb intake but they are full of sugar. This gives me a greater challenge in setting my menus but I know there are other athletes out there that do it so I may have to reach out and ask them how did they fill their menu.

This is an area that I notice a huge difference between half and full distance. For the half distances that I've done (2) I only thought about what I ate for dinner the night before and breakfast the morning of. You can see the ocean in between, right? So many carbs each day for 5 days leading up, drink lots of electrolytes the day before, stop drinking 2hrs before race and then sip, have your coffee earlier enough so you get #2 done before leaving the hotel, don't eat raw fish (but I'm going to Japan :( ), no spicy food, no vegetables after lunch the day before, don't try new food. I could keep going.

Twice the distance and your body is affected in a completely different way. 

This is the area that makes me a little nervous that I'm going to be eating enough leading up to the race. I struggle to eat enough now (although my new Honey Buzz Bars help) yet I know it is important. I should be fine though if I sit down before going back to work and create my meal plan.

.......who said it was just swim, bike, run ;)

My first Honey Buzz Bars. They are so yummy!!