Pre-Race Fueling for Race-Day Success (and Porta-Potty Prevention)

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

What you eat the week of, night before, and morning of a race can have a large impact on how your body feels and performs. Join expert sports nutritionist Dr. Krista Austin and TriDot coach Jeff Raines as they outline considerations for pre-race meals. This episode provides specific recommendations for protein, fat, carbs, and fiber intake in the days leading into your event. Set yourself up for success on the race course with example meals and advice for proper fueling while traveling.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast. TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training, giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:17.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain. We'll talk all things
0:23.6	triathlon with expert coaches and special guests. Join the conversation and let's improve
0:30.0	together. Together. Welcome everybody to the episode that just might make you hungry before it's all over.
0:41.0	Today we are talking about pre-raced meals right here on the Tridot podcast.
0:46.3	What we eat the week of, the night before, and the morning of a race can have a huge impact on how our body feels and performs.
0:53.4	And so we want to make sure that we get
0:54.9	this right. Our first guest here today that help us do just that is our resident nutritional expert,
1:00.9	Dr. Krista Austin. Krista is a exercise physiologist and nutritionalist who consulted with the
1:07.5	U.S. Olympic Committee and the English Institute of Sport. She is a PhD in exercise physiology and sports nutrition, a master's degree in exercise physiology,
1:16.8	and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist.
1:20.6	Krista, how is life in San Diego today?
1:23.6	Well, it's nice and sunny, but since COVID-19, we have a strong order in place, and so I've been shuddering just like everybody else is supposed to.
1:34.0	But that didn't stop me from getting outside and getting a good run in.
1:38.1	But these days, it's a hillyer run because it's near my house.
1:42.7	So that's San Diego today. It's much, much more dyed down than it has been.
1:48.6	So it's interesting to see it with everyone going indoors and trying to stay there.
1:54.1	Yeah, well, we are glad to hear that you are still able to get outside a little bit and enjoy the California sunshine.
2:01.3	That's always good to hear and hoping that the health of Californians is on the up and up.
2:08.0	So next up is coach Jeff Raines.
2:11.2	Jeff has a Master's of Science and Exercise Physiology and was a successful D1 Collegiate Runner.
2:16.9	He's qualified for the Boston Marathon multiple times and has raced over 120
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