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[SadieKate]

Really good brevet food!

. . . 2 twinkies
among other things

Wasn't this thread about food?

And was the follow up a Sno Ball?

[Susan Otcenas]

Wasn't this thread about food?

Most rando-oriented threads are.

Paul & I kept each other awake by jabbering on about all sorts of things, most notably food. That was a WIDE ranging topic of conversation!

[GLC1968]

by jabbering on about all sorts of things, most notably food.

You? I find that hard to believe.

[SadieKate]

Most rando-oriented threads are.

I don't think Twinkies qualify.

[Susan Otcenas]

I don't think Twinkies qualify.

Good point.

[maillotpois]

Wasn't this thread about food?

And was the follow up a Sno Ball?

One of the guys I was riding with got the Sno Balls. I have my standards. The twinkles went down before a steep 4-5 mile climb and they stayed down and I got up the hill, so I was satisfied with their food-like qualities.

Susan that ride sounds great. I decided this weekend that 300-400k is really a civilized distance. 600-1200 not so much.

[Susan Otcenas]

One of the guys I was riding with got the Sno Balls. I have my standards. The twinkles went down before a steep 4-5 mile climb and they stayed down and I got up the hill, so I was satisfied with their food-like qualities.

Susan that ride sounds great. I decided this weekend that 300-400k is really a civilized distance. 600-1200 not so much.

On the 600K a few weeks ago, it seems that the convenience food of choice was corn dogs. Not for me (yuk!), but they were widely and thoroughly consumed by others. At multiple stops. Another friend microwaved an entire quart of ice cream at the last control and drank it straight from the container!!

I prefer 600Ks (with stops at ~360K) over 400Ks. I've done three 400Ks in the past 7 months and it has by far been the hardest distance for me. I seem to fall apart a little after 360k or so. Not so much my body as my mind. I can't seem to discipline myself through the final couple of controls and end up taking too long in the last 50 miles. I'd bet I was off the bike at least 2 hours in the last 50 miles of this 400K. Not because I wanted to be; it just seemed to ... happen.

I have a 1000K on the calendar for June 11-12. I'm frankly a little afraid of it. The first overnight is at 400K. I *need* to get there by 22 hours so that I can get sufficient rest before the 2nd (310K) segment. But so far, my best 400K has been 22:51. The first 2 were in utterly crap weather, which didn't help, and this weekend we had headwinds, some rain and a rash of flats. But that stuff is part of the game, and I'm a little worried that I basically need a trouble-free ride to hope to have enough time in the bank to rest. I'm even MORE freaked out that my first planned rest stop on PBP is 440K (275 miles). I've NEVER ridden that far without a break!

[sundial]

...and this weekend we had....a rash of flats.

Riding tubeless--is that an option for such rides?