Post race food cravings

[Tussockface]

This topic began on the Three Peaks thread after I confessed to ordering a Chinese banquet for six - for two people - after the race.

Glad it's not just me that gets cravings for MSG after a long run.

I wonder if MSG deficiency is a phenomenon well-known to sports nutritionists?

Alternatively - and here I'm being slightly serious for a change - we know the reputation of (takeaway) Chinese food: you fill yourself up on it and then you're hungry again an hour later. This could indicate that it's relatively quick to be digested, which could make it ideal for getting carbs and salt back into your system rapidly. It was definitely a 'my body needs...' reaction - I don't normally eat Chinese food. (In fact I had to visit a neighbour to ask where to find the nearest decent takeaway!)

This craving hasn't struck me before.
Have any other forumites experienced urges for any particular food after a big (long) race?

[molehill]

Beer, I thought everyone wanted post race beer

[Tussockface]

Beer, I thought everyone wanted post race beer

I'm with you there. Why not start a 'Post Race Drink Craving' thread?

[john doe]

Guinness.............combined beer & food ,sorted.

[Tussockface]

Guinness.............combined beer & food ,sorted.

Is it the white bit that's the food, then?

[jodg]

Errm, bizarrely enough, craved a bag of salt 'n' vinegar crisps after PPP on Sat.

[Stolly]

I got home and the first thing I did was quarter a tomato, dust it with salt and eat it . I also had a whacking great chinese in the evening too. It's like my body was taking over and choosing what it needed feeding

[jodg]

I got home and the first thing I did was quarter a tomato, dust it with salt and eat it . I also had a whacking great chinese in the evening too. It's like my body was taking over and choosing what it needed feeding

Pack in all that sodium! Salt madness! Lots o' chips (avec salt & vinegar) in the last couple o' days....

[BritNick]

jodg, Stolly,
That makes sense to me. Your bodies were telling you they needed salt replacement.
I never crave anything specific after long runs. I usually fuel myself enough during the event nowadays, having learned a lot of bitter lessons on ultras over many years.
Any food does me fine afterwards, though a nice 12" pizza with garlic bread on the side and a bottle of red always goes down a treat. All I do is eat like a horse for a week after a big 'un.
I didn't eat anything after I got home from 3PFR because I'd already had two packs of sandwiches, cake and 3 teas from the buffet, then some hog roast and a pint of cider for afters. I was stuffed but is was good.

[BritNick]

BTW jodg, it was good meeting you and Ian briefly before the race on Sat.