How to get past "wall" at 50miles?

[alpinerabbit]

Wow, zero (ok the MTB counts) to 90 in 8 weeks is pretty steep. My first season I only made it to 80 (I had not Mountain biked before though).
Especially since you rode to the extent that you hurt some ligament. So did I in my first season and it took all winter and a refit to make it go away. Ligament injuries take about 6 weeks to heal and they have a habit of returning.
I would take it easy for a couple weeks until you don't hurt anymore.

You need to eat more on your rides, especially when (or actually before) you hit the wall. I also like eggs for breakfast. Try cheese too. And if your stomach can take it, whole grain bread of the darkest kind you can find. After 30K, eat sommat every hour.
Bananas are good and "number free", as are dried fruit. Hammer gel says it's only natural ingredients but I haven't tried it. Other than that you can mix up your own energy drinks using Maltodextrin, a pinch of salt and some flavor (fruit syrups).


P.S. NICE BIKE.