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[drplasma64]

FUEL FUEL FUEL!!!!

If you are wiping out for the rest of the day after a ride, then you aren't fueling enough before and during. You need a 100 gram carb load for about every 15-20 miles or per hour - whichever you meet. Thats an AVERAGE - some people need more, some less.

Hey that is great information about a specific amount of refueling per time or distance, but 100 grams seems like a lot...are you sure it isn't 100 calories? 100 carb grams would be 900 calories...and as someone who has always struggled with my weight, I don't think I could make myself eat that much (unless it was all chocolate of course!). But I could have a totally skewed mental attitude on this, so I really want to know!

Edit: umm...change that 900 to 400 cals. I got confused! So maybe 100 grams = 400 cals is right? I have no sense of perspective on this type of issue.

[notsportygirl]

To ride or not to ride?

Ok, so I've been writing about my neck injury last Sunday. I set a firm rule that if I couldn't turn my head by this Sunday I definitely couldn't do the century, because I couldn't check for traffic. My neck is much better today. It's a little achey, but I can turn my head. I was going to do a tiny ride to my LBS to get a spare tube, to see how it feels. Am I crazy to try to ride Sunday when yesterday I had to turn my whole torso to look to the left? As many of you know, being able to do this ride means a lot to me, but I don't want to be stupid about it. Could I do some serious damage? Have any of you ridden under similar circumstances? I could conceivably start with my BF and the others and drop out of I start to feel too sore...maybe even at the 15 mile turn-off...

[emily_in_nc]

Too bad you don't wear a rear view mirror - or have one on your handlebars - then you wouldn't have to turn your head to see traffic behind you!

Any chance you could pick one up before Sunday and give it a try? I can't live without my Take-a-Look (glasses-mounted mirror). I never have to turn to look behind me and risk losing my line, and I can always see everything coming up behind me. It's a godsend.

Good luck!
Emily