What is your go-to pre-race meal?

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Julia Kern · Answer

Go-to pre-race meal? Well, in Europe it's whatever you're given, or what you have available. But my go-tos are bananas, maybe a little less ripe than this overripe banana. I like bananas, they settle easily. The other thing I really like is just good old toast. Usually, you can find bread and just about any country we're traveling to. Personally, I know oatmeal is really popular, but for me, that doesn't sit well. And so, I think in the end, it's whatever sits well. And I've found toast, eggs, banana, honey sits super well. And if none of that is working, then I use my NEVERSECOND gels and sports drink to make sure that I'm getting enough calories for the day. But I think, in the end, whatever settles well and makes you feel good before the big race day.

Jessie Diggins · Answer

Monty wants know my pre-race meal is so this is really a cool one because I try to be really flexible and have multiple pre-race meals that would work for me. So I've got a plan to be planning to see plan because sometimes on the road, you don't know what you're gonna get, and you don't really have control over the foods, you're provided with, at different hotels, in different countries around the world. So my go-to is oatmeal with some sort of nut butter, like peanut butter, almond butter, or something, and a banana. And maybe some plain Greek yogurt. And if it's quite a while before I raise, I might also have some eggs on the side. So I'm getting a mix of proteins, some carbon carbohydrates and some fats for staying power, but it's all pretty easy for me to digest especially like, I know, banana peanut butter oatmeal, like, that's gonna stay down. No matter what my backup plan is. I actually travel with jar peanut butter so it's peanut butter. Butter on toast on otherwise like muesli if I can soak it the night before in almond milk or oat milk or something, to make sure it's easier to digest. So I've got a number of options that I know are going to work for me.

Matt Whitcomb · Answer

Hey, Marty, I have to twist a couple of these because I'm a coach for the US ski team, but so my pre-race meal is less about carbohydrates Etc, but my big deal on race day is to make sure I don't get hungry. So I say I stuff my pockets with little granola bars. Make sure I have a really great breakfast. Make sure I get enough caffeine on board in the morning and then have access to water while I'm out there but not exactly the answer to your question but But that's an answer for what a coach might do on race day. I performed pretty poorly just like the athletes will if I get hungry at any point during the day, so don't Bonk as a coach either. Cheers.

JC Schoonmaker · Answer

My go-to pre-race meal. Honestly, I don't have a go to pre-race meal because depending on where we're at in the World Cup, there's kind of always different stuff, different options. They don't always have the same thing, but if I had my choice, I would probably go with a bowl of cereal and then piece of toast with butter and Friday.

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"What is your go-to pre-race meal?"