Saturday, 9/19 Rides!

[Reesha]

Today was the first of a series of long century training rides and I was the only lady along with three seventeen year old boys and two adult male hardcore racers. Aaaa! The great news is that this 50 mile ride is a new personal best for speed and time

50 miles in 3 hours (really 3:16 but we stopped three times to consult google maps and refill water which probably amounted to fifteen minutes). I'm not going to try to figure out how much time was spent at lights, but with all the lights in downtown Saint Louis is looks like my average speed was STILL 16.67 mph!!!

Definite personal best.

The bummer was I bonked hard at about mile 42 and lost the pack and rode home tired and lonely Boys don't like waiting up.

But still! PR!

Also, my HR monitor says I burned 2887 calories What should I eat tonight! I'm resisting every urge to over indulge

[chicagogal]

Sounds like a great ride! Congratulations. I know what you mean about boys not waiting up, but it sounds like you hung in there for a long time, so kudos to you. However, if you bonked, then your nutrition, before or during the ride wasn't right. What did you have for breakfast? Any fuel during the ride? I can't ride on full stomach, but a banana and a cereal bar and a good deal of water pre-ride is a minimum for me for a 50mi ride. A lot of people would say that isn't enough - you just need to figure out what works for you. I also always carry food with me. I don't always need it, but sometimes just knowing that I have a banana, some cliff shot blocks and/or a payday candy bar in the event of an emergency (ie, I get hungry) keeps me going. On a longer ride, it is almost always at about 50miles is when I start to need to take in more fuel. so I am not surprised that you started to bonk around that mile marker.

In terms of after-ride nutrition, I would say it depends to some extent on your metabolism, but I let myself eat anything I want/crave for the day of a long ride, but you should definitely try to replenish protein, carbs, and electrolytes in any way you can.

[Red Rock]

Congrats Reesha on your ride!! That is an awsome accomplishment. Happy Eating!!

I just went for a measily 8 mile ride today over to my friend I usually visit. It has been over a month since I had really done any rides due to the extreme heat in the Southwest. I just know that mountains/hills right now are awful. I am using my granny gear so I can make it. Sounds bad, but at least I got out there. Once I get a few rides under my belt, things will be much better. Buring off the "summer 5-10" will help too. We had a high in the 90's so I figured, its good to go weather.

[Reesha]

Sounds like a great ride! Congratulations. I know what you mean about boys not waiting up, but it sounds like you hung in there for a long time, so kudos to you. However, if you bonked, then your nutrition, before or during the ride wasn't right. What did you have for breakfast? Any fuel during the ride? I can't ride on full stomach, but a banana and a cereal bar and a good deal of water pre-ride is a minimum for me for a 50mi ride. A lot of people would say that isn't enough - you just need to figure out what works for you. I also always carry food with me. I don't always need it, but sometimes just knowing that I have a banana, some cliff shot blocks and/or a payday candy bar in the event of an emergency (ie, I get hungry) keeps me going. On a longer ride, it is almost always at about 50miles is when I start to need to take in more fuel. so I am not surprised that you started to bonk around that mile marker.

In terms of after-ride nutrition, I would say it depends to some extent on your metabolism, but I let myself eat anything I want/crave for the day of a long ride, but you should definitely try to replenish protein, carbs, and electrolytes in any way you can.

I had a peanut butter and fluff on whole wheat (a little short on time) and brought quarters of peanut butter sandwiches with me on the ride (1 quarter ever 45 minutes or so). I should have had a banana though.

Congrats Reesha on your ride!! That is an awsome accomplishment. Happy Eating!!

Thanks!

[Reesha]

I settled on a good sized bowl of warm quinoa with a tablespoon of olive oil, salt, pepper and freshly grated parmesan cheese. I think that will fill me up and replenish me nicely :delicious:

[kenyonchris]

I would have baskin robbins mint chocolate chip Ice Cream. But that's just me.