Before a Marathon eat this....

This weekend is the New Orleans Marathon, but I don’t think that gumbo or King Cake is on the menu the night before a Marathon. Proper nutrition and the timing of that nutrition a few days before your event can make or break your Marathon race day.

You can store only so many calories and you’ll want to begin that process a few days before the event. The day before your event you’ll want your biggest meal to be the lunch time meal.
Go for these kinds of foods:
Pasta and Rice
Fruit with Lowfat Yogurt
Hot and Cold cereals
Energy bars
Big sandwich with Lowfat meats
Bread

American College of Sports Medicine and American Dietetic Association recommend 3.5 - 4.5 grams of carbs per pound of body weight. This will be about 30-40% more calories than you normally consume.

Example: Christopher weighs 160
160 x 3.5 = 560g of carbs
160 x 4.5 = 720g of carbs

That is almost 2500 - 3000 calories per day, so snacking is very important.
1 PowerBar is 45g of carbs and 230 calories.
1 cup of Pasta is about 200 calories and 40g of carbs.

Perspective: Olive Garden Lasagna portion size is about 4 servings equaling about 800 calories
Here’s to eating your Personal Best!