1000K brevet starts this Friday!

[Susan Otcenas]

Hey! Say howdy to my spouse---he'll be riding that! And, by the way, he's a really good, mellow guy and would be happy to have you ride with him if/whenever it works during this brevet. I mean, he actually said that this week.

Chris was sooooooo awesome to ride with. For sure they would have finished earlier if I hadn't become a boat anchor in the last few miles. We stopped with only 20 miles to go because I simply couldn't stay awake. I took a table nap while Chris and Steve raided the (closed) starbucks cafe at the 24 hour Safeway in Yelm and made coffee. I apologized for needing the break, but Chris said not to worry: they wouldn't leave me. And they didn't! They were so fabulous. (And, I understand he has a blackmail worthy photo of me taking that table nap. I sure hope I wasn't drooling....)

Oh, and btw: for anyone who read my first 600K report last year and remembers that I was saved by a guy named Steve on the second day... yup, the very same Steve. Seems I can't accomplish a new distance record without Steve along for the ride.

Susan

[GLC1968]

Will Steve be in France? If not, maybe you should buy him a ticket. It might be a worthwhile investment!

[Susan Otcenas]

Will Steve be in France?

Yes, he will! So will Chris.

[salsabike]

Chris was sooooooo awesome to ride with. For sure they would have finished earlier if I hadn't become a boat anchor in the last few miles. We stopped with only 20 miles to go because I simply couldn't stay awake. I took a table nap while Chris and Steve raided the (closed) starbucks cafe at the 24 hour Safeway in Yelm and made coffee. I apologized for needing the break, but Chris said not to worry: they wouldn't leave me. And they didn't! They were so fabulous. (And, I understand he has a blackmail worthy photo of me taking that table nap. I sure hope I wasn't drooling....)

Oh, and btw: for anyone who read my first 600K report last year and remembers that I was saved by a guy named Steve on the second day... yup, the very same Steve. Seems I can't accomplish a new distance record without Steve along for the ride.

Susan

It's a classic photo! You'll love it. You should post it here whenever he sends it to you. And I can't believe it was THAT Steve. How funny!

Randos seem to me to be a pretty great bunch of folks.

[maillotpois]

Randos seem to me to be a pretty great bunch of folks.

That is SO true. Since I started back doing brevets this year I have made so many wonderful riding friends - all so collaborative and helpful. These are people who will never leave someone behind, especially in the dark, etc. It's such a great community. And here in CA a lot of that rando community spills over into the people who do double centuries, so we're doubly lucky.

[Jo-n-NY]

Two pounds is a QUART of water. That is a lot for someone as small as you. You might considering aiming to drink more if you can.

No such thing as losing weight on a ride like this. If I do, I'm doing something very very wrong. Maintaining hydration levels is absolutely critical to success. I did a 24 hour race last year in very hot weather. My crew person brought along a scale and weighed me every couple of hours to make sure I wasn't losing any weight. I had to drink a FULL bottle every single hour to stay on top of my weight. I drank less this ride because it wasn't hot, so I didn't sweat nearly as much. The frequency with which I was urinating let me know that I was getting enough fluid.

As for this weekend: I weighed myself the morning before the event. I weighed myself again this morning. I am UP 6.5 pounds. That has been the typical pattern for me after all of my long brevets. 6-8 pounds of fluid retention. In 2-3 days I'll start peeing like a racehorse and all that extra water weight will disappear in a day.

This was very interesting information Susan. This was the 2nd weekend that I rode 90 miles and did not lose an ounce. I guess I am doing something right in that respect. Of course days later watching every morsal of food going into my mouth the 5lbs that I want to lose is still on me, ugh!

[indysteel]

That is SO true. Since I started back doing brevets this year I have made so many wonderful riding friends - all so collaborative and helpful. These are people who will never leave someone behind, especially in the dark, etc. It's such a great community. And here in CA a lot of that rando community spills over into the people who do double centuries, so we're doubly lucky.

This makes me sad that we don't have a brevet series in Indiana or double centuries for that matter. The 160-mile RAIN is as close as we get.

[maillotpois]

As for this weekend: I weighed myself the morning before the event. I weighed myself again this morning. I am UP 6.5 pounds. That has been the typical pattern for me after all of my long brevets. 6-8 pounds of fluid retention. In 2-3 days I'll start peeing like a racehorse and all that extra water weight will disappear in a day.

That's absolutely consistent with what I experience on rides over 150 miles. Up quite a bit (4 - 5 lbs is usual for me) in the week after, then back to normal. At some point, there is an absolute caloric deficit - you just can't take in enough calories to maintain your weight for a ride of that length. With the fluid balance and retention, I find that caloric deficit weight loss doesn't catch up with me until a couple of weeks following. (I'm still in moderate losing weight mode, so I do ultimately like the caloric deficits ).

[maillotpois]

This makes me sad that we don't have a brevet series in Indiana or double centuries for that matter. The 160-mile RAIN is as close as we get.

Come out and ride with us sometime!

[indysteel]

I would love to do that, despite the fact that it would be really humbling.

[maillotpois]

Humble, bumble. It's all good when you're on a bike.

[Veronica]

That would be fun. It would be cool to have a Bay Area TE weekend. There is so much fabulous riding here.

Veronica

[Blueberry]

I'm with Indy - I think I'd be able to stick with you for about 10 meters, and then I'd be off the back

I do have a Bike Friday and I would like to visit Cali again. Hmmm....

[Veronica]

Nah... there'd be socializing and stopping for good photos. And after the ride eating good food and drinking wine and beer for MP, Jo and Kim. Maybe some ice cream...

Veronica

[GLC1968]

Nah... there'd be socializing and stopping for good photos. And after the ride eating good food and drinking wine and beer for MP, Jo and Kim. Maybe some ice cream...

Veronica

Sign me up!