Len's advice dovetails nicely with how I've done it for years and how my body likes to be treated; that said, twice this year I've eaten something before a race. The first time was a very hilly 10-miler scheduled to start at 9:00 AM on a hot and humid day; I set my alarm for 4:30, got up and had a pot of green tea, a couple of eggs and a couple of pieces of toast before going back to bed. The second time was a bit unusual as I was in the midst of running my segments of Reach the Beach - NH and given that between the start of my first leg and the end of my last leg some 26 hours elapsed, I (actually all six of us) had no choice but to eat between legs (get your minds out of the gutter folks). 
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Re: Semi - Newbie....Speed & Distance Questions
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