I'm Pooped

[pll]

I went to a nutritionist who scolded me for doing 45-50 miles and not eating a little something (a hard boiled egg, half a banana) every hour of the ride. I end like Reesha describes, "done for the day." It does not matter what I eat afterwards. I don't feel like stopping every hour and eating. Hence, I now recognize glycogen depletion, and it is no longer a surprise to me. I wish it came with naps -- I have never been able to nap.

PS: said nutritionist is also a cyclist.

Correction: While I recall a mention of every hour, in she wrote to me "Hydrate AND fuel with calories during rides greater than 45 minutes to avoid glycogen depletion, as discussed. Eat small snack immediately upon return if planned meal is > 1 hour away." I think we all follow the eating within an hour of returning.

[Catrin]

Yep, it is important to eat during a long ride - yesterday I didn't take my own advice and was starving/exhausted at the end of it. I thought my breakfast was large enough & close enough to the ride to carry me through it - but it wasn't. Thankfully ride ended at my LBS and was able to snag a Cliff bar until I got home and ate real food.

I was so worn out at the end of my ride that my butt was still on the saddle when the bike stopped I didn't fall over though, and was fine as soon as I had something to eat.

[Reesha]

I went to a nutritionist who scolded me for doing 45-50 miles and not eating a little something (a hard boiled egg, half a banana) every hour of the ride. I end like Reesha describes, "done for the day." It does not matter what I eat afterwards. I don't feel like stopping every hour and eating. Hence, I now recognize glycogen depletion, and it is no longer a surprise to me. I wish it came with naps -- I have never been able to nap.

PS: said nutritionist is also a cyclist.

Correction: While I recall a mention of every hour, in she wrote to me "Hydrate AND fuel with calories during rides greater than 45 minutes to avoid glycogen depletion, as discussed. Eat small snack immediately upon return if planned meal is > 1 hour away." I think we all follow the eating within an hour of returning.

Yep, it is important to eat during a long ride - yesterday I didn't take my own advice and was starving/exhausted at the end of it. I thought my breakfast was large enough & close enough to the ride to carry me through it - but it wasn't. Thankfully ride ended at my LBS and was able to snag a Cliff bar until I got home and ate real food.

I was so worn out at the end of my ride that my butt was still on the saddle when the bike stopped I didn't fall over though, and was fine as soon as I had something to eat.

I'll just have to remember to wrap up little quarter sandwiches with PB and nutella for rides like that so I don't bonk in the last ten miles. Urgh.

[Geonz]

I realized when I felt sleepy after a ride that, in fact, I hadn't had the usual caffeine intake - a glass of iced tea cured it completely. I can kinda tell now when it's real "need a nap" and when it's "have a cup of tea, dear!" time -- but figure specific depletions of any of a number of things could bring on sleepiness, and a nap wouldn't even really help.

[pll]

Mild dehydration can cause sleepiness...