What do you eat before a half,

[zoidberg]

if you are staying in a hotel and start time is at 7am?

All suggestions welcome.

[kams]

Peanut butter & honey sandwich. I seriously pack a bag with slices of my bread, honey, & a small baggie of peanut butter. It's kind of weird.

Do you know if your hotel has a continental breakfast & what time it opens? A bagel or muffin or oatmeal would be good.

[zoidberg]

Unfortunately I can't eat that stuff. The hotel probably does have breakfast but I am not confident that I can eat it.

I can bring stuff for PB sandwiches though, not a bad idea. I often eat PB toast before working out in the morning.

[kams]

I just bring a plastic spoon in my suitcase to spread the peanut butter. Knives on airplanes and all.

[zoidberg]

I will be staying the night at my friends house before heading over, so I can load up on any essentials. Very convenient.

[breezy8407]

I brought my own pb and honey when I ran a 1/2 and was staying at my SIL's. I just used their bread for my toast.

[joenali]

One time I brought my blender and made a smoothie.

[kams]

Apr 27, 2013 21:39:38 GMT -5 joenali said:

One time I brought my blender and made a smoothie.

LMAO

[coconutbug]

My pre-race meal is usually a peanut butter banana sandwich. kams, you're not weird - I pack it like you do, though if I have space, I just bring the whole jar. If I'm feeling wiiild, I add a small dollop of nutella.

[joenali]

Apr 27, 2013 21:40:18 GMT -5 kams said:

Apr 27, 2013 21:39:38 GMT -5 joenali said:

One time I brought my blender and made a smoothie.

LMAO

Best decision ever!

[kams]

Apr 27, 2013 21:41:07 GMT -5 coconutbug said:

My pre-race meal is usually a peanut butter banana sandwich. kams, you're not weird - I pack it like you do, though if I have space, I just bring the whole jar. If I'm feeling wiiild, I add a small dollop of nutella.

Livin on the eeeedddggee!

[fdcritt76]

Oatmeal and a banana

[zoidberg]

Ok, this I can definitely do. I am arriving there on Thursday afternoon and we won't leave for the hotel (it is 2 hrs from my friend's place) until Friday afternoon, so I will have no trouble getting a few supplies.

And I do love PB.

[taratru]

kams totally had her bag o' breakfast at the marathon. Awesome.

I eat one of a few things...couple of egg whites on toast, pb toast or pb on a banana. Just depends on how I'm feeling that morning.

[clseale]

My pre-race meal for halves & marathons is always a bagel w/PB & sliced banana.

[Deleted]

I am staying overnight in a hotel next weekend before my half and am bringing a piece of wheat bread, some pb and a banana to eat that morning. And bottled water.

[zoidberg]

Is there any good fruit alternatives to banana? Because I hatey-hate-hate bananas.

[kams]

Dried coconut strips


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[zoidberg]

Apr 27, 2013 22:42:07 GMT -5 kams said:

Dried coconut strips


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I hope this is true. Is it true? I would be overjoyed.

[InBetweenDays]

I always eat a half bagel with peanut butter and honey, and have a cup of coffee. There is a brand of peanut butter called Justin's that sells it in small almost individual serving packets. And then I have just picked up a packet of honey from the coffee stand within the grocery store. It works perfectly when staying in a hotel and you don't want to have a big jar of peanut butter and big thing of honey.

[kams]

Apr 27, 2013 22:43:16 GMT -5 zoidberg said:

Apr 27, 2013 22:42:07 GMT -5 kams said:

Dried coconut strips


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I hope this is true. Is it true? I would be overjoyed.

I was kidding. But now that I think about it, it sounds like a good idea. I wonder how much fiber it has. I know it's 18g sugar & 30g carbs/serving

[kams]

14g fiber. That's like 3x a banana. Will you have a chance to try it first? I just don't want you to get the trots.

[zoidberg]

Well, I have been hoovering it all day. I would not want to go running right now, let's just say that.

[kams]

Lol

[Wines Not Whines]

Apr 27, 2013 21:39:38 GMT -5 joenali said:

One time I brought my blender and made a smoothie.

Whoa, that's hard core!

I have a sensitive stomach and I have to be careful about what I eat before a race, so I'd pack my own stuff. Probably a banana and a Luna or Lara bar. If you don't like bananas, maybe try grapes or a pear, or some dried fruit. I'm trying to think of fruit that travels well. Apples don't fill me up much, but you could do an apple with PB.

[spunkypenguin]

That's my exact scenario this morning. I usually eat a bagel with PB before my long runs/races. I brought my bagel and PB. Unfortunately, there's no toaster - I just popped it in the microwave to get it warm...not the same, but it was still okay. They also have a coffee pot in my room, so I'm covered there.

[venice2007]

Before every long run, hotel or not, pb&j and coffee. If I'm staying in a hotel room I pack everything. Even my own coffee maker if I suspect theirs sucks as most hotel room coffee makers do. I have to create as much of "home" as I can. My body hates change lol
Good luck!!!!

[kams]

So are these the things that make people think runners are freaking weirdos? Packing our suitcases with blenders, sandwiches, and coffee pots for a single breakfast?

It obviously makes perfect sense to me, but to the world looking in, I think we look like a bunch of neurotic nuts!

[spunkypenguin]

I have thought about packing the blender - glad I'm not the only one! Runners are definitely a bit different. That's what makes us such a community - united by our crazy!

[AAM2012]

I have severe allergies so I usually am packing a LOT of food with us when we travel. I've never gotten weird looks or anything.

For breakfast I usually eat a lara bar with a scoop of peanut butter and a banana or apple.