best food to eat before going on a miniature triathlon?

Question

30 minute run, 10 minute swim and 2 hour bike riding.

Answer 1

If you do any carb-loading, it's best to do it a little bit in each of the days preceding the event, not the night before. If you pig-out on pasta or rice the night before, you will feel too full and only be sluggish. The morning of the event, I would have a light breakfast (maybe some toast & peanut butter and a couple pieces of fruit). The most important thing during the event is to stay hydrated.

Answer 2

It's a short enough event that you don't need to worry too much about what you're eating the day's prior. You will want to be drinking an extra liter or so of water for in the days leading up to the race to make sure that you're as well hydrated as possible. Have a light breakfast on race day, whole grain toast and fruit works well. If you're well trained you're going to be doing this race at a high enough metabolic rate that you're body is running almost exclusively on carbohydrates rather than fat, so gels are a good option. Plan on consuming 500-1000 calories during the race depending on your size, and don't eat or drink anything you haven't tried in training.

Answer 3

First I think you may be doing an Olympic distance and you seem pretty fast in the swim, congrats. You can do Carb Loading the 2 and 1 day before, just paying attention to eating but no need to stuff yourself. For me I usually do like eating pasta before races and usually have meat or fish and I have never seen a difference.
Breakfast is really important for me before a race and I have had a number of bad choices for breakfast. I would avoid bagels and anything with milk because it gets me sick. My favorite is the instant oatmeal, it is really easy on my belly and I have never had a problem. You can bring a pack of "gui" for the bike ride and eat it about a half hour into the ride. Just leave the gui in your helmet and when you get to the bike through it in you back pocket. The gui is really just for some quick energy.

Answer 4

I agree with the answers above to some respect. You will need to sotre carbohydrates prior to the event. Do this by eating pastas, breads, etc on the days and night leading up to the race. These complex carbs will give you sustained energy and serve as the "gas tank" if you will.

During the event you will undoubtedly also need some carbs, but you will need simple sugars. You're going to be working out for over 3 hours potentially. If your body runs out of fuel, you metabolism slows down and you "bonk." Try some quick acting fuel such as energy bars, gels, and other products during the race. Perhaps right before the bike.

Answer 5

The night before eat your fill of pasta for stored carbs. The morning of the event have pancakes with butter and syrup, Orange juice, 1/2 to 1 banana. Open 2 power bars and stick them to (a cleaned) the top tube of your bike to eat on the biking part. Put the electrolite gel of your choice (power bar, GU, CarbBoom) in your jersey for biking. It wouldn't hurt to have a gel right before the run and swim. Hydrate. The day before drink 8 bottles of water. Drink 1 bottle during the run and have 2 for the ride. Have Fun!

Answer 6

I always heard that it's good to eat pasta before an athletic event because it has alot of carbs and sustains energy....thats what my soccer coach told my team before we had a game.

Answer 7

eat a couple of bananas like at 7:30 and eat some kind of protien bar after u eat the bananas

Answer 8

Beans... tons of beans.

Gas the competition during the run; jet propulsion in the water; and stand up and lean over the handle bars to let the jet enginge shoot you off to victory!

Then again, some people load up on pasta... whatever that would do for them... ;-)