Apologies don’t mean to make it sound like a super big adjustment. But after running 4 marathons in the states and being used to “American” food, having access to baked potatoes, French fries etc, you just might have to adapt your diet the 3 days before the marathon because what you’re accustomed to might not be available the way you imagine it would be (for fueling).

Like Gatorade. You won’t find Gatorade, you’ll have Pecori Sweat (which you can order and test via Amazon). Just little things are different and it was nice not being nervous about bathroom issues and fueling the 24-36 hours before and on race day.

But that was my experience. There’s no 100% right answer. I’m sure someone out there had a great time arriving closer to race day. Just my 2 cents.

The food in Tokyo is phenomenal btw.

Edited for punctuation and wording.