<p>My last 4 marathons, I've had serious post-race stomach issues. Aside from the intense abdominal pain starting about 30 minutes after finishing, let's just say nothing stays in the system (immediate rejection), and I've needed to spend the rest of the day in bed. I never seem to have problems in training...just after the actual race. And only the marathon distance. After deconstructing it a bit, the only thing I can think of is the combination of gels/blocks/beans/etc. with pushing harder on race day. </p>
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<p>So...I'm looking for "real food" ideas that I can easily carry in a fuel belt. Today I made a small PB/honey sandwich on homemade wheat bread and it worked fine (actually felt pretty peppy after eating just 1/2!). But I like/need variety during the race...any ideas??? I do well with bananas, but not sure I can carry those easily without them getting squishy.</p>
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<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
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<p>So...I'm looking for "real food" ideas that I can easily carry in a fuel belt. Today I made a small PB/honey sandwich on homemade wheat bread and it worked fine (actually felt pretty peppy after eating just 1/2!). But I like/need variety during the race...any ideas??? I do well with bananas, but not sure I can carry those easily without them getting squishy.</p>
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<p>Thanks in advance!</p>