THE PLAIT GUIDE
Meal preparation during marathon training
Plait can help organize everyday meals during a training block. It is not a race-fuelling calculator and does not prescribe hourly carbohydrate or fluid intake for a marathon.
Separate everyday meals from event fuelling
Your saved plan uses an estimated daily target. It does not account for every race condition, aid-station product, gastrointestinal preference or training-session demand. Use an appropriately qualified sports nutrition professional for a specific endurance strategy.
Organize the week
Choose the days you want to shop for, check the ingredient weights and mark portions prepared. Identical portions can be grouped for preparation. Making several portions does not mean that each is intended for you on the same day; the serving multiplier affects shopping quantities only.
Keep records honest
Mark a meal eaten only when you ate it, and distinguish skipped from unlogged meals. Plait’s progress scenarios are illustrations, not predictions of body composition or race performance. Review completed wearable days when assessing activity trends; today’s partial burn should not be treated as a complete daily requirement.