50 mile ride tomorrow: tell me what to eat!

[Aquila]

I have a steel stomach, and I realize not everyone does, but my favorite for long rides is plenty of water or fake lemonade and a pb&j sandwich or two, and maybe an apple in pieces. For me, a pb&j sandwich just tastes perfect, and I like a few minutes off the bike to eat as a break when my feet start falling asleep.

I tend to want more protein ahead of time than other folks sound like they like. It also helps me if I drink a fair bit before heading out.

[Reesha]

[emily_in_nc]

Hope you had a good ride! DH and I did a 50 miler last weekend and honestly didn't do anything that special re. food. The first 25 miles were more of a utility ride with several stops (post office, food co-op, farmer's market), and the second half was more of a faster rural recreational ride. On-bike time was 3 hours, 46 minutes, with about 45 minutes additional for stops.

Can't remember what I had the night before, just some normal dinner at home. For breakfast, we had nice whole-wheat pancakes (2) with fruit, butter, syrup, oats, small handful of chopped walnuts on top, and coffee. Filling! On the ride, which started about 45 minutes after the pancakes, at various stops I ate one Lara Bar, two oatmeal cookies, a large handful of Pepperidge Farm goldfish, and drank plenty of water, and one water bottle of lemonade with a pinch of salt. I probably didn't eat as much as I should have, but I didn't bonk and finished feeling pretty good. I would have needed more to eat if the ride had gone on any longer, though.