It surprises me how many people can have dairy before a race, I can’t. Also, so many having oats, with all the wonderful fiber that we need, but not before a race.
Anyways, I like to have a tortilla. Its nice to have something savory before so many sweats. Its easy to make, low in fiber and I try to have some leftover to have a piece or two right before I go out the door. Maybe one more on the go.
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I’ve been on a mix of Birch Benders Sweet Potato pancake mix and their Classic Organic.
I’ll mix them together
Yesterday prior to a three hour MTB workout, I did the pancakes (1/3 cup each) banana and some honey. Seemed to fuel me pretty well, I do also fuel on the bike, and I was at about 40 grams per hour.
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Picked up a box while I am down in FL for a few days on work…staying at Residence Inn so I have a fridge and table stuff.
Had a couple bowls before my ride this AM…seemed to work well.
All this talk of cocoa puffs and has me thinking about hitting the cereal isle and do some experimenting. Probably not an every ride kind of thing, but it actually sounds pretty good for carb loading for race day or big training days. This could be dangerous. I remember putting down some captain crunch back in the day, never thought I’d consider those kind of cereals again.
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Be careful - I put on 2-3 pounds of Body Fat during a heavy volume block last year because I was “Fueling the work” with too much cereal 
I can make a box disappear FAST.
(I stick to good old fashioned Cheerios or sometimes Rice or Corn Chex. I tend to go heavy on portion sizes, so try and stay away from the sweet more sugary stuff personally)
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Pre-race you don’t want fat and you don’t need protein.
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You can’t beat it! I eat 125g of carbs from cinnamon toast crunch the night before and the morning of. It’s the breakfast of champions!
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Woohoo!
The race was yesterday.
The day prior was a bit hectic but I had some carb heavy meals to pre-load. We woke up close to 3 hours early and I played it safe with a bowl of blueberries, strawberries, oats and a little bit of milk and 1 small waffle with syrup.
I had lots of fluid as well.
Race goal was completed which was just finish in a reasonable time.
I can see the importance of in race fuel because in the second lap I was starting to get hungry. I opted for gummy fuel but that was a mistake as it was cold and raining so they were hard as a rock.
Definitely going to play with the carb loading and pre-training meals to dial it in. Although I don’t plan on doing a lot of this I do plan on long days in the saddle so these tips will go to good use!
Thanks everyone, what a great forum!
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