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Training days, race week, recovery: long answers to questions from the field.

Pasta with tomato sauce, bread and a water bottle on the table the evening before a race
Racing · October 24, 2026

Carbohydrate loading before a race: marathon and half marathon week

Who needs to load, what 10–12 g/kg a day for 36–48 hours looks like on the plate, and what to eat on race morning and during the race. A day-by-day plan for a 70 kg runn…