in: Valley Forge Battle to the End O' Marathon;
| # Posted 2007-11-27 05:50:40 | |
| orienteeringmom: | I have agreed to do the food for Wyatt at the VF Marathon. I have some ideas as to what I would like to make and have available for the racers at the end of their race and would like some input from the racers. I was thinking about making homemade chicken noodle soup and a mild veggie chili. As I will not have a building and most likely no electricity my menu needs to be simple but filling and also warming as I assume that it will be cool/cold out. I will also have plenty of hot water to make instant coffee, tea and hot chocolate. I will also have gatorade available. For those coming thru at the halfway point there will also be banannas and oranges and of course water. Any other suggestion or something better than what I have suggested. Just remember it has to be something that I can make up in advance and heat up that day. |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 06:04:38 | |
| orienteeringmom: | I forgot to include the power bars for the halfway station, sorry. |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 06:04:53 | |
| orienteeringmom: | |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 06:06:07 | |
| Boojums: | Thanks for taking this up, Janet!
Chicken noodle soup already sounds great. The only thing I can think to add is maybe something dry for the halfway point - pretzels or something. In fact, I would probably really enjoy an oatmeal raisin cookie then, though I imagine I could pre-position one myself. ;-) |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 06:06:58 | |
| Boojums: | Oop, you beat me to it! |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 06:07:52 | |
| coach: | Gatorade is OK, but sometimes (like in a marathon) something stronger is called for , such as pure unadulterated Coke. Defizzed is nice, and in this case, I wouldn't want it ice cold either. |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 06:34:34 | |
| cmorse: | I'll second coaches suggestion. Angelica indicated to me that soda (unspecified) would be available at the aid stations - I requested Mtn Dew or Coke.
The soup and chili both sound great... |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 07:15:50 | |
| Swampfox: | I'll suggest Cherry Pie, but it's probably just as well to omit the all day long cooked string beans. |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 09:49:46 | |
| mikeminium: | I'd suggest bananas, cookies (oatmeal raisin or fig newtons are good), and something salty like potato chips or pretzels. Gookinaide or similar is a must.
Soup and chili sound good. Serving at comfortable eating temperature is important... cool enough to swallow quickly; not so hot that it has to be sipped. Hot dogs or burgers (can be kept warm in an insulated pack) would be nice... I can scarf a dog or burger down pretty quickly. |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 15:53:15 | |
| Maryann: | I definitely vote for your homemade soup, Janet. I had some at one of your events and it was delicious! |
| # Posted 2007-11-27 20:02:44 | |
| UncleCrispy: | You guys are awesome! It could be cold and miserable that day and I will look forward to whatever you have - hot or cold, sugary, salty, gatoraide...I'll take anything and everything. |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 03:15:25 | |
| fredder: | When I ran my first marathon last year (Philly), I have to say the brownies and flat beer people were handing out in Manayunk tasted awful good (by that time I was really hurtin' and willing to walk enough to eat something substantial). The danger, it seems to me, that if one stops long enough to have a bowl of soup (or similar non-on-the-run food), it may be very hard to get moving again. For those people that keep moving, there ought to be some fast eats besides yucky power bars and gels. Like oatmeal raisin cookies... (although oatmeal might be hard to digest quickly). I carried around a couple packs of those "Necko wafer" candies the whole race and ate one every couple minutes. |
| # Posted 2007-11-28 03:17:19 | |
| fredder: | Sorry--I missed the point about the end of the race... Some nice hot soup and cheeseburgers would be fine then ;>) |
You must be logged in to add a message