What to eat the morning of a HM??

What are your pre-race food suggestions? Already having anxiety about what to eat before my first HM this sunday. I should probably stick with what I normally eat before a run but want to know what others do.

NOTHING new!!! Whatever you ate before your long training runs.

I can get away with a clif bar before a half.

I have more of a routine for a full which is a pb/banana sandwich. While I'm getting ready, I also munch on pretzels.

I Gu every 6-8 miles in races and long runs.

Are you racing Sunday? Make sure you get a good night sleep FRIDAY night!

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks, I hadn't thought of getting a good night sleep Friday but it certainly makes sense - my DH didn't get any sleep the night before his marathon (although I am only running a half and probably not as nervous as he was, I am still plenty nervous!)

everyone is an experiment of one, but before a HM what works for me is a banana and either a 1/2 bagel or english muffin with peanut butter. Sometimes I might have a yogurt. If you've eaten well the night/day before, your glycogen levels are adequately filled to sustain your running for a couple hours, so for me, it's really just a matter of eating a small amount of something to take the edge off my hunger, without making me feel completely satisfied. I run better if I'm slightly hungry - not stomach growling hungry, but almost an empty feeling in my stomach if that makes sense.

I haven't ran a half yet but when I run 5k or 10k I only eat a pure protien bar and stay away from high fiber. I don't want to have to stop at a bathroom on the way. I hydrate the day before also so I don't have to drink before the race. I plan on taking a hydration belt for my half so I can stay hydrated and I have finally figured out how to get my nutritian in. I am going to have orange slices in my belt I am going for a test run this weekend and see how it works out.

Don't mess around with anything new.

I'm one of those who'll go a bit beyond that too. I'll also wake up 3-3.5 hours before race time, eat, then lay back down, so I don't have GI issues once the race begins.

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Are you able to fall back to sleep? I would think my nerves would keep me awake.

Nerves before a race are common. Myself, I think "relax" rather than "sleep", I tell myself even if I cant sleep I'm going to "relax" & just "rest", calm the mind....

Good Luck in your HM , We all know you'll do great so just relax and don't experiment with food the day before or that day.I'm doing the NYC HM sunday and I plan on just eating PB bagel and a protein bar with a performance G2(Gatorade) while on the train en route..Lets us know how you do and have fun

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Good luck to you!! Since it's my first HM, all I have to do is finish and I can be happy!