Quote Originally Posted by Dianyla
However, what I have observed is that cycling has this mysterious way of requiring a serious amount of calories and water every hour to stay properly fueled, whereas I can hike for 3-4 hours just sipping water and then stop for a good snack.
Yeah, what's up with this!? I completely understand why carb fueling & water intake is important in cycling and I definitely know that I need to keep eating and drinking when on long rides...but why doesn't it seem to be so important during other long, intense activities? Weird.

Now that I think about it, though, maybe it's a simple as the fact that any serious cycling means a longer workout than other cardio type activities...i.e. besides you marathoners, how often does a 3 hour run happen!? All team sports are usually in the 1-1.5 hour range, etc...

But you're burning more cal/min with running/soccer/etc! Hmm...