RACE DAY! As you can imagine, I don’t have a lot of time to write today. The start is at 6:30am, and even if I have a great day on the bike, I’m not going to be coherent enough to write anything meaningful this afternoon. So, I’ll recap the race tomorrow, but for now, here’s what I’m having for breakfast:
4-6 ounces of al dente pasta
2 fried eggs, hard yolks
Coffee (not more than 2 cups)
Whole-wheat toast with butter or peanut butter
I realize this breakfast is a bit higher in fat than a lot of weight-conscious exercisers would like. The reason for this, however, is that I’m embarking on a 9-hour ride. The important things about my meal are that it’s sufficient to top off my glycogen stores and blood glucose (plenty of carbohydrate), and that it has some fat to keep me from getting ravenously hungry in the first few hours of the race. This is similar to what we used to do as professional cyclists in 3-week stage races. The meals were high in carbohydrate, but also contained moderate amounts of both protein and fat because we needed the energy and the satiating qualities of those nutrients.
Chris Carmichael
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