When to use this
Packing the race bag the night before, when whatever gets zipped in becomes the whole plan.
- Meets with no reliable food access beyond a concession stand.
- Athletes buying whatever the gas station has because the bag was empty.
- Building a standard team packing list at the start of the season.
Evidence sources
These references support the handout’s general education. Individual medical, supplement, laboratory, or injury questions should be handled by the appropriate qualified clinician.
- Burke LM, Jeukendrup AE, Jones AM, Mooses M.(2019) Contemporary nutrition strategies to optimize performance in distance runners and race walkers.
- Thomas DT, Erdman KA, Burke LM.(2016) ACSM/AND/DC Joint Position Statement: Nutrition and Athletic Performance.
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