Hey good for you!
I can usually do a sub two hour ride on just Gatorade. If I'm going for longer, I use Sustained Energy mixed with water and I start eating every 30 minutes as soon as I start the ride.
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03-09-2006, 01:26 PM #1
"Ride lots!"
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03-09-2006, 01:37 PM #2
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Well done JoHunter! And very encouraging for me, another beginner, to hear about it. Good to know the demons can be defeated. As for energy on rides, for my longest so far (27 miles) I mostly drank water. I also stopped for a muffin and coffee, but found that I wasn't able to eat much. Wound up throwing out half the muffin. Probably not a good sign that I lost my appetite. For 27 miles that was ok, but my next ride (been just doing spin classes through the winter) will be more like 67.
My plan is to eat when others eat and what others eat (energy bars, bananas, trail mix, whatever), drink water pretty much constantly from a Camelback and at every stop sign or hilltop drink some electrolyte mix (pedeolyte, Gatorade). I guess over time I'll learn what my body specifically needs, but energy, water, and salt are definitely the basics. Without 'em you wind up wilting, aka bonking.
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.
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03-09-2006, 01:45 PM #3
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Good for you, JoHunter! Great feeling of power, isn't it?
I'm basically with Veronica on the eating and drinking.
Under 1 hour ride - water only unless it is hot and then I at least use a couple Endurolyte (electrolyte) pills
Under 2 hours - Cytomax/Crystal Lite cocktail
Eating, maybe not every half hour but I should if I'm riding hills. On the flats around my home, I probably don't need to eat this often.
I also make sure I've eaten something within the hour before I leave on any ride which will be an hour or longer.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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03-09-2006, 02:16 PM #4
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I really use to HATE to eat on the bike. But I've become fanatical about sticking to my schedule on long rides. It's made it easier.
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03-09-2006, 02:41 PM #5
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Wow, I can only do a "liquid only" 1 hour ride if I've had a reasonable meal beforehand. For a 2 hour rides, the only way this would be possible is if I've had a large-ish meal within the last few hours.
Then again, I am a grazer by nature and I always eat little meals and snacks throughout the day. I think, because of this, that I tend to run out of steam a little earlier than most.
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03-09-2006, 03:02 PM #6
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i'm like dianyla.. a grazer... i seem to be eating constantly... but not a lot at one time...
when i ride on weekends... i always eat right before leaving (and it's usually oatmeal!
) i can get through 2 hours with that.. i start getting hungry after that... but depending on the ride.. can go further/longer and have a snack when i get home!
i ALWAYS carry a bar with me though... just in case! and if i'm going on a longer ride.. i'll carry two! sometimes i eat one.. sometimes both.. sometimes none! it all depends!
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