How to get past "wall" at 50miles?

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EAT MORE!

I eat huge b'fasts and 2 smaller meals with at least 2 snack breaks for fruit between my meals and often an evening snack.

If I'm on the bike I eat about every half hour, or I hit "the wall." I drink electrolyte rather than water, because I am a huge sweat-monster and I also need the carbs.

Try looking into the Clif product line. I also like to eat foods I can pronounce (and that don't irritate my gut). www.clifbar.com They use mostly organic ingredients and avoid the refined stuff as much as they can.

What works for me: (and I found it after trial and error, which is what it takes for everyone. "Your mileage may vary." )
1 bottle of Clif Shot electrolye Lemonade every hour or so. http://www.clifbar.com/eat/shot_drin...tion=shotdrink
3 Clif Bloks (cran-razz flavor, yum!) every half hour (there are 6 bloks per pack) http://www.clifbar.com/eat/shot_blok.cfm?location=shot
A Lara Bar during longer rest breaks. www.larabar.com

If you're not giving your body fuel to burn, it'll burn your tissues instead. Bye-bye muscle! Bye-bye liver stores! Your body will hang on to the fats, because it's going to go into "crisis mode." It won't burn fats if it thinks the food/fuel supply is unstable. (but you already know that) EAT MORE!

If your work load is too heavy in the afternoon for a real lunch, how about making your breakfasts bigger and with more fats and protien?

Edit: BTW, Clif Nectar bars are pretty similar to the Lara bars. http://www.clifbar.com/eat/eat.cfm?location=nectar