ummmmm, seriously, 6 donuts? Let me know how it works....If your stomach can handle it, sure. I don't know how longterm the fuel from the donuts would be, but the grits should work.

My pre HIM meal is oatmeal (old fashioned) with brown sugar and nuts, a bagel with peanut butter and jam, coffee with fresh milk, some water/couple of mouthfuls of accelerade and a gel 15m pre start.

Keep us posted!

Really? One kk is enoght to make me vomit (they are empty calories), and seems like a lot of calories to take in even pre race that won't give you much fuel for the day. My pre race meal is a whole wheat english muffin with 2TB pb and honey with a banana(chopped) on top. I will drink 16 oz of gatorade and then 15 min before the start take a gel to get me through the swim (for an IM). Add in a cup or 2 of black coffee.
As the prevouse posters have said, you don't need to replenish the same ammt of calories but give it a whirl and if it works for you go for it!

Krispy Kremes are great warm but probably less than ideal for race food (too much fat content). I know that if I was doing a HIM I would need more than a english muffin and a banana. That breakfast wouldn't get me through a 5K. Brittda must be the Toyota Prius of people.

I say give the KKs a shot. If nothing else, you can call it training for the Tour de Donut (check the race sites for local listings).

That is PRE- race in the morning (I do the same for a marathon) I certainly eat throughout the race. Had a pb and honey sammich during both IM races on the bike. You would have to eat all that the night before for your body to be able to use it. You don't want to be too bogged down and sluggish before the race which is what that huge amount of sugar will do. You'll feel great for a bit and then crash. The key is to eat something that will stick with you and still give you energy.

I don't mean to make you feel guilty -- although I guess it can be a favor as well ;) Although Sweet Tomatoes is one of my weaknesses! So many good breads.... mmmm...

However, I really believe that won't be setting your body up for a great day. Sure, it might work, but how much better could your nutrition work for you? I can also eat just about anything training. I had pizza once in a race (adventure race, so a bit slower paced, but still not really smart from a performance point of view), and used candy bars during some of my first tris. But I've learned how much better race day is if I fuel smart -- both before and during the race. If you don't put the right fuel in your car it doesn't run the same.

As for your second list (the one in your post above) that sounds better -- but 400cals? Just in the muffins, or is that your total for all of it? I could easily see that total being a lot higher -- 75 per egg, can be tons in a muffin depending on size/type, gatorade is like 50 per 8oz serving (and who drinks just 8oz?), and toast is in the 250 range without toppings. I thought grits had a decent cal load, too. I'm not saying don't eat it, I'm saying for a race breakfast you might want to check your numbers and make sure you are getting what you think you are.

Something my husband and I often have to remind each other of: sure, we just did a hard/long/awesome/etc bike/swim/run. But that doesn't mean we should go eat a donut (mmmm) because the point of that workout was to get stronger at swim/bike/run, and if we had "treat" snacks after every workout it would be all our eating. Yes, part of why I train is to eat what I want. But I still try to be reasonable about the amount of treats because I also train to get better at this whole triathlon thing.

I try to use that 30 minute window after a hard workout to have all the carb loaded treats I wouldn't eat at any other times. I've never tried KK's before, but they are great after a hard workout.