Stomach problems on race day
Hello everyone! I am a high school XC runner and I have had a major issue with throwing up on race day. I think I’ve ran over 35 meets in my high school career, and there has been about 4-5 that I haven’t thrown up at. It has only happened during a race once, however. It has almost become a routine of doing my warmup with my team and having to stop at .6 miles in for me to throw up everything in my stomach to the point where I am literally dry heaving. I’m not sure that it really affects my times ( I’m sure it has since it’s been a long time since I haven’t thrown up) but it is very annoying since I do get very lightheaded from it. It is also extremely embarrassing for me. I’m sure this is mostly due to nerves that I can’t control but I’m wondering if anybody in this subreddit has the same problem as me? And if so what are you eating race day to not upset your stomach? Or even dinner the night before race day for that matter? Thanks!