What are the best food and drinks for after the marathon?

What are the best food and drinks for after the marathon?

Pat Connelly (Running Coach for LA Roadrunners and Valencia High School) gives expert video advice on: What should I do directly after the marathon?; What are the best food and drinks for after the marathon?; How should I feel after the marathon is over? and more...

Your normal diet is the best after a race. However, the areas of depletion have to be replaced, and the fastest depletion replacement is a liquid diet. If you get into the electrolyte drinks, and that is probably the best, and then go to the softer digestible foods, that would give you the energy. You wouldn't want to go and have a big steak and French fries, but certainly I'd have a broiled piece of chicken, some mashed potatoes, a light soft green salad, and then the priority is that liquid intake.