What to Eat on a Century Ride?

[nikkoblu2]

I can't answer if you are pushing for speed, but having done several centuries, or century+ rides which last an average of 6 hours each start to finish.

OMG! Six hours isn't pushing for speed??? Thank you, NYbiker for saying that it takes you closer to 9 hours to do a century.

God bless you Marni if you're doing it in 6 and not pushing for speed.

I rode 48 level miles yesterday (24 into a headwind) on my new road bike - it was 3:30 of actual ride time and the entire ride took 4:10. I wasn't really going for speed, but I don't think I could have gone much faster if I wanted to.

I know I completely deterred from the thought of this original post...sorry about that.

[Catrin]

6 hour century? You ROCK! As for me....the one ride on which I've hit 70 miles so far took me 6 hours.... I know this isn't the purpose of the thread but I couldn't resist

Still hoping to ride a century in 2010. For me, I have found that a combination of Cliff bars, Shot Blocs, Heed, Accelerade and a peanut butter - banana sandwich does me just fine - at least up to 70 miles. For under 30 miles I don't really eat any extra but do have a bottle of Heed to go with my 'bak and some shot blocs should i need them.