Changing Bodies….Changing Lives

Saturday, April 2, 2011

My Favorite Pre-Race Fuel


Our bodies are like cars, they need gas to run. Food is our fuel, so fill'er up and enjoy the ride!

Note - if you are running the More/Fitness Magazine ½ marathon with me tomorrow, please do not try any of these out on race day. You really want to experiment before a training run. Hopefully you have a number of races lined up to try these out on!

  • Bananna with almond butter
  • ½ sweet potato and 2 hard boiled eggs
  • Smoothie with a ton of fresh fruit,  protein powder, ground flax seed, coconut water
  • Spelt toast with almond butter and sliced banana
  • Blueberries, banana and strawberries and ½ cup of Greek yogurt, ground flax seed
  • ¼ avocado, 2 hard boiled eggs and fresh berries
  • Smoothie with kale, spinach, collard greens, ½ avocado, almond milk, protein powder (tastes better than it sounds) steam the greens first to mix better.

A few things I carry during the race in case I need a little boost :
  • Justins almond butter packets
  • A  mini Payday bar
  • 2 fig newtons

Happy fueling!