The Best Pre-Race Dinners

August 30, 2017

We have all been concerned with our pre-race dinner. What should we eat to optimize our performance? Will it sustain us through the race? How much should we eat? How should we hydrate? Is it really that important to our race results?

The Best Foods to Eat the Night Before a Big Race

Plus, a few that can wreck your day.

August 27, 2017|

By Cindy Kuzma

At first, I tried the standard pasta. I had a flirtation with Mediterranean food—pita, hummus, and falafel—before going through what I call “the sushi phase.” Now, after 15 years of running and 19marathons, I’m back to where I started, chowing down on good old spaghetti or farfalle with marinara the night before a long training run or race.

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