First post, first 50 mile ride, think I overdid it?

[Blueberry]

Yep - I do. That's a huge jump in mileage, and I'm sure you're sore places you didn't plan on being sore!

That feeling will go away (or at least it does for me) in a day or so. Rest, walk, do something different.

I will be you that those 2 lbs will disappear quickly. I gained 3 over MS ride weekend, and then those 3 + 4 more disappeared by Tuesday AM.

An additional thought - did you eat *enough*? Sounds like you might have bonked at the end of the ride.

CA

[Veronica]

I must be the only person who loses weight on a ride.

How long did your 50 miler take compared to your 30 miler? Think about how much longer you were on your bike. If you don't normally ride a lot of hills, having them at the end of your longest ever ride is tough.

Veronica

[cobalt]

Thanks, I feel better.

They had no food at the start so I found a granola bar and a rice krispie treat in the car. During the ride I had 1/2 of a peanut butter sandwich, 2 cookies with frosting and 4 mini candy bars. That's all they had to offer. Lots of sugar and I don't normally eat a lot of sugar.

I drank 2 bottles of Gatorade, so 64 oz. That might have been too little.

My girly bits are sore and my right bicep. My legs are ok, sit bones just a bit sore.

Also, they said the ride was 46 but it was 49 and the last was hilly. When I saw that I was so close to 50 at the end I kept riding a bit to make it to 50.

My husband normally would have done the higher mile ride and he goes faster so it's going to be hard for us to ride together. I hate to make him go slow. He also kept telling me to shift, watch for cars etc. Generally he is not like that so it got on my nerves! I think I'll have him ride with his friends and I'll have to talk one of my friends into biking. That will be a long shot.

[Veronica]

I rode 125 miles yesterday. I ate two bags of fruit chews, two bags of shot bloks, a bag and a half of peanut M&Ms, 1/4 pbj sandwich. I drank 3 Red Bulls, two containers of Gatorade, the first mixed with Sustain energy and about 3/4 of a can of soda, plus a lot of water, probably 3 water bottles full.


Did you only drink Gatorade on your ride?

Veronica