Nutrition for 100 mile ride

[maillotpois]

What have you been eating before your long training rides? Use those long training rides to test out different on the bike foods and see what works for you.

[ny biker]

What have you been eating before your long training rides? Use those long training rides to test out different on the bike foods and see what works for you.

Yes, whatever you eat leading up to the ride should be whatever you're eating now before your training rides. I smuggle a toaster into the hotel for the Livestrong ride so I can have my usual pre-ride waffles for breakfast.

The reststops for this ride are only 10-15 miles apart, and there are no stores along the way that I can recall (at least not on the 70-mile version -- there might be one on the full century). This map shows where they are:

http://www.livestrong.org/pdfs/2-2/P...Courses-Map-(1)

I generally only have Gu during long summer rides so I don't remember specifically what food they've had in the past, but it's pretty much the same as you'd find at any century. They also have lots of ice, and if the nurses from HUP are at the 10/90-mile reststop again, they will be handing out little bags of ice in the afternoon. I love those nurses.

[tulip]

My rule of thumb (YMMV):

Drink big gulps every 10-15 minutes. Eat the equivalent of a half a powerbar every 30 minutes. Stop at the rest stops to refill and eat and drink. Enjoy a cold chocolate milk with potato chips at the end--great recovery combo.

[barbie1027]

Thanks for all the info..I know they are doing PB & J sandwiches on the rest stops so I will definately be enjoying those. My longest training ride has only been 40, I am doing a 50 in Simsbury CT this Sunday so that ride will be my gauge to see where I am. Then next week I will do another 50 and so on, so I really have not had a "big" training ride yet. Generally its A yougurt, aplpesauce and granola mix that I have for breakfast (although the waffles sound good-our hotel room has a kitchen so no smuggling in toasters!). Does anyone have a good protien/energy bar that is not loaded with junk?

[ny biker]

Thanks for all the info..I know they are doing PB & J sandwiches on the rest stops so I will definately be enjoying those. My longest training ride has only been 40, I am doing a 50 in Simsbury CT this Sunday so that ride will be my gauge to see where I am. Then next week I will do another 50 and so on, so I really have not had a "big" training ride yet. Generally its A yougurt, aplpesauce and granola mix that I have for breakfast (although the waffles sound good-our hotel room has a kitchen so no smuggling in toasters!). Does anyone have a good protien/energy bar that is not loaded with junk?

Where are you staying?

[Possegal]

We have kitchens in our rooms for Livestrong as well. Which I love! And the rest stops are frequent and well stocked, in my opinion anyway.

[barbie1027]

We have kitchens in our rooms for Livestrong as well. Which I love! And the rest stops are frequent and well stocked, in my opinion anyway.

Which one are you doing this year?

[barbie1027]

Where are you staying?

HYATT HOTELS - HYATT SUMMERFIELD PLYMOUTH MTG PHL
Its great, we stayed here last year, 2 full bedrooms, 2 full baths a living area and a little kitchen! Great Livestrong discount too.

[barbie1027]

Yes, whatever you eat leading up to the ride should be whatever you're eating now before your training rides. I smuggle a toaster into the hotel for the Livestrong ride so I can have my usual pre-ride waffles for breakfast.

The reststops for this ride are only 10-15 miles apart, and there are no stores along the way that I can recall (at least not on the 70-mile version -- there might be one on the full century). This map shows where they are:

http://www.livestrong.org/pdfs/2-2/P...Courses-Map-(1)

I generally only have Gu during long summer rides so I don't remember specifically what food they've had in the past, but it's pretty much the same as you'd find at any century. They also have lots of ice, and if the nurses from HUP are at the 10/90-mile reststop again, they will be handing out little bags of ice in the afternoon. I love those nurses.

Are you doing the Philly Challenge this year?