Bmanners wrote:
Pasta and pizza will be relayed to race directors and to the outside vendor:0). I do Remember they had pizza one year at the NJ state tri for athletes. That can or should be doable. Maybe a cold pasta salad of some sort ? Only not sure of perishabitity issue with Pasta salad.
I have yet to be at any but the very smallest race where pizza was successful. The challenge of keeping it hot (and getting delivery on an ongoing basis) seems too much to overcome. The pizza at NJ Triathlon in the past was "meh" at best. I thought this year's food was reasonable (grilled chicken w/veggies, watermelon, cold pasta salad). I suggested to the Redrows that they try to use the deli down the street (which was inconvenienced on the Saturday of the Sprint Tri, but they won't be hassled by a Sunday race): throw them a bone.
The best post-race food I've had is Stephen Del Monte's breakfast buffet after his races: sterno trays of scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon; muffins, juice, pastries, etc. Since the race usually ends before 10am, a breakfast buffet seems reasonable, but not for a half ironman.
Stuff like hot trays of pasta in tomato sauce (with cheese available), chicken fried rice (carbs, you know), chicken franchise (hey, a guy can dream), hot dogs and buns and fixin's, rolls with butter available, cold soda/water, tons of cut watermelon,pastries, and Italian water ice. What's not to love?
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