Favorite Pre-Race Disney Restaurant?

[emilyann704]

Does anyone have a favorite place to eat the night before a race? Open to anything on property (resort, park, Disney Springs).

 

[Popo]

I usually arrive on Wednesday. On that day I always go to Frontera. Then for Friday or Saturday lunch it's off to Via Napoli. The night before the half I just eat something light in the room.

 

[marty3d]

I'm going to follow this thread for ideas because as much as I have favourites post-race I don't really have any pre-race ones - really depends on which park I'm in the night before.

Pre-race in the morning- the Toasted food truck is my favourite!

 

[Herding_Cats]

Pre-race…know what your body will tolerate.

That being said, Morimoto street food counter in DS had a ginger chicken ramen that I really enjoyed last year and I like to think that the ginger helped my nervous-about-the-marathon tummy

 

[GuinnessRunner]

I admit I'm lucky and can eat almost anything the night before. Last two years I had an early dinner at Flying Fish before the HM and loved it

 

[matt and beth]

I admit I'm lucky and can eat almost anything the night before. Last two years I had an early dinner at Flying Fish before the HM and loved it

Oh did this last year before W&D half. The bottle of wine was a bad choice.

 

[Simba's Mom]

DH usually brings food from home-spaghetti or macaroni and cheese. Or, if he forgets and it's big race (like Marathon weekend), the QS at the hotel sometimes offers a "runner's kit"

 

[Professor_Cookie]

DH usually brings food from home-spaghetti or macaroni and cheese. Or, if he forgets and it's big race (like Marathon weekend), the QS at the hotel sometimes offers a "runner's kit"

I’m picturing Charlie Day’s bag of spaghetti from its always sunny

 

[FFigawi]

Takumi-Tei is one of my preferred options. Miso soup, sashimi, and rice make an excellent pre-race dinner.

 

[GollyGadget]

I prefer to eat something quick and simple the night before. Last year it was a sandwich and breadsticks from the resort QS. Since the races are so early, I prefer to be at the resort and relaxing by 5 so eating dinner elsewhere doesn’t make sense.

If you want a big pre-race meal, I’d suggest planning a breakfast or lunch.

 

[pinkxray]

I prefer to have a sit down lunch at a TS vs dinner. Would depend on what our plans are that day. Might be Via Napoli if in Epcot. Dinner is usually quick service since most of them have a simple protein and carb like salmon or chicken with rice. Think I might try geyser point this time since we are out WL.

 

[Barca33Runner]

Using Marathon Weekend as an example (with multiple Dopey runners), our plan is to have our last organized meal before each race get earlier and less adventurous as the week progresses. We plan something for ~5 PM before the 5k, ~4 PM before the 10k, ~2 PM before the Half and ~1 PM before the Full. We have fairly benign things like ramen, noodle soup, uncrustables, etc. to snack on as the day goes along, if needed, but the earlier times give us plenty of leeway to get to sleep on the schedule we’d like.

We will do pretty much anything for Wednesday/Thursday but look for brunch type offerings for Friday/Saturday since those tend to be pretty safe and have plenty of carbs on offer (not looking to carb load per se, but it’s nice to have that option). Homecomin’ is a crowd pleaser for the latter part of the week, but really it’s more about being careful with what we order than picking a specific place.