50 mile ride tomorrow: tell me what to eat!

[Reesha]

Success!

I had a delicious breakfast of steel cut oats with maple syrup and chopped walnuts and a bowl of peaches with a sprinkle of sugar and sliced almonds.

Within an hour of the ride I had a banana.

During the read I ate a peanut butter and fluff and a package of orange Clif shot blocks and had a packet of Gu2O too.

The verdict? I felt awesome! The planning really paid off. I did not have a personal record like last weekend, but I didn't want one either. I just wanted to enjoy the ride. It was a lot hillier than last weekend's 50 mile ride and I never bonked. I felt endorphiny right up til the end!

Thanks for the tips ladies

[Wahine]

Yipppppeeeeeee!!! Good work.

[Miranda]

Good for you!!!

[TrekTheKaty]

I'm a big fan of protein before long rides. I made the Garmin Rice Cakes for lunch at the BDB metric this weekend. It's also good for breakfast beforehand--basically sushi rice and scrambled eggs. (I'm celiac, so I have trouble getting carbs!)

[Reesha]

Mmmm I love eggs and sticky rice.

I tried to sell the kids on my team on the Garmin rice squares but they didn't seem interested.

Tonight I'll have a big bowl of quinoa with parmesan, olive oil and salt and pepper. It's sooo good as a recovery meal.

Rode 30 more miles today. Legs were tired, but I feel pretty good.

[Reesha]

I discovered some things yesterday during my 80 mile ride:

I should NOT drink 12 oz of premium chocolate milk 35 miles into the ride.

I'm not sure if I'm lactose intolerant, but my stomach was wrenching in protest for the last 45 miles. Ugh!

Also, while I thought I had fueled pretty well thoughout the ride and before it, I felt really bad after the ride... kind of feverish, yucky feeling. I felt better a few hours later when I had a real meal (when my stomach could at last feel hungry enough to eat). Felt like my body was in shock from all that exercise. I wonder if that's the case?
During the ride I probably didn't drink enough water, 4 or so bottles total, over 6 hours.
I ate: 2 apple nutrigrain bars, 1 package of clif shot blocks, 2 bottles of gu2o, 1 half peanut butter nutella sandwich and 12 oz of chocolate milk. Two hours before the ride I had a massive bowl of Kashi oatmeal with maple syrup.

Do you suppose my body could have been in some kind of nutrition deficit shock? I drank tons of water after the ride, even though i didn't feel thirsty. I felt better by 6 or 7 pm.

Today I feel fine. Surprisingly good actually.