Thanks everyone.

Spokes - you didn't sound preachy at all. I appreciate your insight as a fellow crohnie. I too have a milder case, but I know I'm not absorbing stuff like I used too. I also don't eat like I should, aka not enough, a lot of the time. Have you noticed that riding helps your symptoms? I was at the doc yesterday and we were talking about that. For me it seems to quiet things down for the most part. But yes, it is frustrating not being able to do what you could before because your body can't figure out how to process things right and give you the fuel you need. He did check my iron levels so we'll see if that might be my issue also. It's highly strange that after all the training I'd start bonking now when I didn't before.

I do get plenty of rest between rides. I don't ride every day, and the 1000 miles I've done is since late March/early April. I ride probably 3-4 days a week on average.

I think you're right about starting out too fast. My comfort pace is around 18mph, but lately the club is jumping out to 20-25 in the beginning and maintaining that pace throughout. Except when they're sprinting, which I don't even wanna know how fast they're going then On the last club ride I did, I was going 21 and I got dropped. So I backed down to 18 and said screw it

Hmmm, payday bars.....what about snickers? Gotta have my snickers!

I guess I won't be riding in any races any time soon. I'm more like slow and steady than anything.

Thanks everyone!