- 3 hours pre-race: a large baked sweet potato (no skin - the only time I don't eat it) and a nuun energy tab dissolved in about 12 oz water (40 mg caffeine). I can also do a plain potato, but I like sweet potatoes more, plus they are more nutrient-dense. Potatoes sit better with me than grains, but in a pinch I'm okay with breads, bagels, Cheerios, oatmeal, and other bland basic carbs.
- Between 2.5-0.5 hour pre-race: sip on 12 oz water with a second nuun energy tab.
- 1.5 hours pre-race: two scoops of Generation UCAN vanilla flavor mixed in about 8 oz of almond milk.
- During race: 3 Accel gels (each with 40 mg caffeine), around the 10K, 20K, and 30K marks, but with some variation based on the course aid station placement, because I try to take them with water. I always carry 4 gels just in case, but haven't taken the fourth recently. I also take water at each aid station, and at CIM I took nuun on the course because that's what I train with. I dislike other brands of sports drinks that are often provided in marathons, so I've typically used water only on the courses.
Gels & nuun energy
That's nuun energy in water, Generation UCAN powder, & my baked sweet potato |
Did you feel like the caffeine taper helped?
ReplyDeleteI really have no idea if it did or not! But it didn't hurt me any so I will do it again. What's been surprising about that is that after 3 weeks off coffee I don't want it often now; most mornings I just have tea. Sticking to decaf tea the week before Houston will be super easy so I might as well!
DeleteI’m like you, I like drinking something warm in the morning but don’t really need the caffeine. I usually drink decaf coffee but had never thought to do tea. I may have to switch!
DeleteThere are a lot of really good holiday flavor teas out right now too. I got a really good cinnamon one, and I also like chai tea a lot.
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