BVC-CHAT Another Winderful Ride

[Brett]

Yeah, you never know what tri-dorks (I'm one, so I can say that) are going
to do after a bike ride.  And you should be able to go a couple hours on
stored fuel, but you don't know if they did that.  There's a ton of people
in that sport that are really new and god knows what they've heard and are
trying.

I just got back from running 20 miles at Huntsville State park.  I ate a
good breakfast and then the following over the next 4 hours.  I've been
tested for calorie consumption and I burn 70 calories per mile while
running:

Clif Bar, bottle of gatorade, small orange, gu, water, banana, 2 fig
newtons, gatorade, gu, water, 2 fig newtons.  That was evenly spread out
over 4 hours.  I finished running very strong and feeling good.

You don't have to worry about exact x amount of calories over y time on
shorter recreational jaunts, but unfortunately it is an absolute must for
really long stuff if you don't want to risk bonking or getting sick to your
stomach.  I don't like it because it takes the fun out of an event and makes
it too scientific, but it works like a charm.  The problem is, everybody is
different and reacts to food differently and the only way you'll figure it
out is to suffer through it yourself and experiment and figure out what
works.

The only advice that is 100% valid for everybody trying to go longer is this
- It is really important to remember that if you had a good long workout and
finished feeling good, write down exactly what you ate and at what time.
You just figured out what works for you and you will forget it if you don't
store the data somewhere.  Also write down the heat index that day.

I'm running the 50 miler at Huntsville in February and you'll notice that I
remember exactly what I ate on today's training run.  It worked well, so I'm
going to repeat that exactly on race day.  Nutrition is no longer an issue.
Now the only problem is that I suck at running!

On Jan 5, 2008 8:45 AM, Ryan Brown <garthhog at suddenlink.net> wrote:

>  I'm definitely keeping at it. I discovered that cycling maintains my
> sanity better than just about anything.
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> -Ryan
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> *From:* bvc-chat-bounces at philebus.tamu.edu [mailto:
> bvc-chat-bounces at philebus.tamu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Riggs, David
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 05, 2008 6:10 AM
> *To:* Brazos Valley Cyclists
> *Subject:* Re: BVC-CHAT Another Winderful Ride
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> Matt, those tri-geeks could have been going on a run after the ride. That
> could explain the constant fueling. I agree that you don't need that much
> fuel (snickers, moonpies, cliff bars,  skittles, etc.) if it's just a bike
> ride. I generally only bring food on rides of 3 hours or more. Water /
> Gatorade-mix suffices for those shorter rides.
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> Ryan, one thing you have to consider is how long you've been riding. Just
> keep building that aerobic base and you won't be suffering on those longer
> rides soon enough. A lot of us have been riding for years and know what our
> body needs for whatever condition. I've seen several riders in your
> situation go on to become very strong riders. They built that aerobic base
> and eventually would hang for the sprints. You just have to keep at it.
>
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> Dave
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> *From:* bvc-chat-bounces at philebus.tamu.edu [mailto:
> bvc-chat-bounces at philebus.tamu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Matthew Hattaway
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 05, 2008 1:07 AM
> *To:* Brazos Valley Cyclists
> *Subject:* Re: BVC-CHAT Another Winderful Ride
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> Almost anyone should be able to do well over two hours on stored fuel. You
> really dont need as much food as a lot think they do.
> A few weeks a go there were some tri-guys and at DK's gas in Caldwell
> first they were trying to buy power gels or GU's or something because they
> were worried they didnt have enough to make it back to CS. Yes, it is very
> good to to stay fueled, but you on rec rides, even if it is "race paced" at
> times you dont have to keep your tanks toped off, you only have to not run
> on empty and a Snickers and a Gatorade is more than enough to tide you over.
> I've done the Caldwell ride with NOTHING (I was running late and had to skip
> breakfast) in the way of calories, just water in the bottles and go baby. I
> dont suggest doing it on purpose but its not that big  of a deal. I got a
> milk at Dk's and was good to go. J. Vaughters ( of Slipstream) suggests
> doing a work out then NOT eating enough kcals to replace those lost then the
> next day do the work out again so you bonk. then you eat only enough to
> recover to train your body  (and your head) to do with out external food and
> to use its fats and save its glycogen. He is careful to say this is not a
> weight loss work out.
>
> I think my point is three fold.
> 1: Dont get hung up on the details of  "X Kcals every y Km at Z HR"
> 2: Dont get hung up on "bike food", A Snickers is better tasting and a lot
> cheaper  ( and I'll argue a more complete food) than a Gel.
> 3: Listen to your body, stress it but you have to listen so you dont break
> it. If you are racing you need to know "yeah, my legs feel like they could
> fall off about now, but I know they'll keep going"
>
> You say "It's all about the power to weight ratio."
> I say only if your climbing it it all about watts/Kg. When on the flats it
> watts/frontal area and when sprinting it all about the kilowatts.
> A few years back I got my weight to about 75Kg, I was kinda fast but I
> began to creep up and now weigh about 80Kg and I am SO much faster it silly.
> I can fly on a sprint, cant do real climbs but can TT so so. Weight is
> about what kind of riding you want to do and what your body wants to do. I
> would love to be 75Kg again if I could keep my watts, but I cant and my body
> doesnt like being so light, so I'm 80Kg and hang on to my watts.
>
> I'm going to sleep now,
>
> Matt the "ready for track season" Hatt
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