There’s a festival atmosphere in town tonight, as carbo-loading marathoners get psyched for the Big Day. I’m in a motel room with my ice chest and the yellow pages, mulling over my dinner options. 

• Electrolyte drink that tastes like watered down koolaid?  Blech.
• Gummy pasta with little nutritional value beyond the carbs I want to load for the race?  Possible (and I’ve done it before) but not exactly appetizing.
• The greasy sausage pizza that the folks in the next room are enjoying?  Not if I don’t want to see that sausage again around mile seven.  Sadly, I speak from experience.

So, of course, I pull out the trusty ole’ Mojamix (this is getting to be a habit).  Runner’s Fuel, with walnuts, hazelnuts, apple, raisins, flax seeds and all the carbs I want in whole grain form?  Win.  Still, it would be nice to have something warm in my belly… so I mix it with some goat’s milk (my fave), pop it in the microwave for a minute, and voila!  I’m enjoying a hot, delicious, foundation for an awesome run. 

Tomorrow’s going to be a good day.  Eat my dust, pizza boy.