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Dear Canoe4Canada: Breakfast

What is the perfect breakfast before a race day?

Questions about food habits have been asked repeatedly over the years. The perfect breakfast is constituted of food that will give you the energy to start your day without destabilizing your body. Keep eating what you eat during a really hard training day. That way your stomach won’t get upset and will be prepared to digest the food effectively. For example, oatmeal and omelet plus some fruit will give you sustained energy and isn’t too heavy. However, changing your food habit the day before your race isn’t the way to do it. Athletes must develop a healthy and enjoyable routine, eating must become a priority. In training camps, get to know what food is in your stomach when you’re feeling best on the water. Try out a lot of different foods and change how long you eat before practice and then you’ll know what and when to eat if you race in 30 minutes or in several hours. In ALL other cases get the special at POW.

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