When to use this
The evening before a race, when dinner either sets up tomorrow morning or turns into a celebration meal a day early.
- Team dinners where tradition drives the menu more than tomorrow's race does.
- Travel meets where the restaurant choice needs guardrails.
- Athletes who wake up on race day too full or too empty because of last night.
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.
- Burke LM, Hawley JA, Wong SH, Jeukendrup AE. (2011) Carbohydrates for training and competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(S1):S17-S27.
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