Fuel Like A Pro: Post Race
- By Paul Moore
- Published January 24, 2012
Last week we took a look at what the pros eat before and during the race. But what do they treat themselves to when everything is done and dusted?
Mirinda Carfrae: Recovery includes a few glasses of good vino and a massive dirty burger.
Craig Alexander: Beer, pizza and chocolate—not just post- race, but anytime!
Chris Lieto: Donuts are totally acceptable for the next couple of days.
Linsey Corbin: Chocolate milk! Then after my stomach settles I can eat pretty much anything, and it all sounds good: sweet potato, chips, frozen yogurt, a latte to keep me up to watch the final midnight finishers. Sometimes a beer goes down well, too.
Amanda Lovato: Timberman 70.3 has one of the best post-race buffets ever—I may have had three ice cream cones there last year. I also love a good margarita post-race.
Angela Naeth: Frozen grapes, yogurt and almond butter.
Belinda Granger: Why do you think I race Ironman? My favourite treats are pizza, chips or nachos—anything salty and fatty. I like to finish off the night with an extra large serving of frozen yogurt or ice cream. I go wild at the breakfast buffet the day after the race—you would swear I had never seen food before.
Mathias Hecht: I love chocolate marshmallows.
Heather Wurtele: I usually can’t stomach too much the evening after an Ironman and wake up starving. A 3 a.m. trip to a 24-hour breakfast place like Denny’s has been known to happen.
Timothy O’Donnell: I crave milkshakes and donuts post-race. I actually always crave milkshakes and donuts, but post-race I have no problem buying them!
Chrissie Wellington: After Ironman Arizona, my world-record indulgence was two large burgers, two plates of chips, one plate of onion rings and 15 donuts.
Chris Legh: All the benefits of my race-day nutrition are often offset by a beer—or three.
FILED UNDER: Nutrition TAGS: Chris-Lieto / Chrissie-Wellington / Craig-Alexander / feast / indulgent / Ironman / Mirinda-Carfrae / Nutrition / post race / recovery / Triathlon
Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which you can buy on Amazon
