It's easy to ignore nutrition during the cross country season. But nutrition plays an important role in your training and race day performance.
The most important part of nutrition is to avoid eating something that will upset your stomach during a run. Otherwise you may finish the run with a side ache or worse - throwing up! To avoid stomach upset avoid large meals, soft drinks, or foods which do not agree with you a few hours before a run. That doesn't mean you have to avoid those foods - just wait until after the run.
Beyond keeping your stomach settled, eating the right foods can actually help your performance. Proper nutrition for the runner follows common nutrition advice. Avoid fast food. Instead think about salads, chicken, turkey, etc. Drink water or other unsweetened drinks instead of soda or other flavored drinks.
You may want to read this quick article on race-day nutrition for cross country runners.
If you have any questions on your nutrition don't hesitate to ask Coach White, Coach Ohara, or Coach Sean.
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