{"id":155,"date":"2021-09-19T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T14:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splash.middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/?p=155"},"modified":"2021-09-19T22:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T21:01:24","slug":"eating-at-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Eating at competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nutritional demands of a swim meet are quite different to a normal training day.&nbsp; You should carefully consider what and when you are eating in order to maximise your racing performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a quick guide of nutrition Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts on race day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quality and timing counts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Race day isn\u2019t an excuse to eat junk food and low quality snacks.\u00a0 Continue to focus on nutrient-dense foods just as you would at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unless you are swimming multiple events or rounds in the same day then your energy needs will probably be lower than a training day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t leave things to chance.\u00a0\u00a0 Bring snacks\/meals with you and always know where you can access good quality food close to the pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t cram cereal bars and energy drinks just before you race.\u00a0 These won\u2019t have time to digest and may cause stomach upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milk, smoothies and juices can be great sources of nutrition if you are nervous and don\u2019t feel comfortable eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always trial new foods in training first, never on race day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eat more after you race instead of before.\u00a0\u00a0 Your biggest meal of the day should be at the end of the day after you have finished racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep sipping on water throughout the meet.\u00a0 You will lose a lot of fluid even when not racing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/splash.middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-1.png 711w, https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/image-1-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nutritional demands of a swim meet are quite different to a normal training day.&nbsp; You should carefully consider what and when you are eating in order to maximise your racing performance. Here\u2019s a quick guide of nutrition Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts on race day Quality and timing counts Race day isn\u2019t an excuse to eat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eating","category-tips","tag-eating"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/middlesbroughasc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}