I don't drink all that much water when I'm on these trips. This time I took 2 bottles, totalling 1.5l, and often enough still had plenty left at the end of the day. My routine is generally to cycle 3 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. After 1.5 hours stop for a banana and a drink or an orange. At lunch I might have a can or two of some sort of fruit drink. This stuff's nice, and quite clean wrt added sugar and similar shit:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0VVx7VOzTUY Total fluid intake for the cycling part of the day might be 3l. I think the emphasis on 'hydration', particularly for amateur athletes, is overdone. 'Drink when you're thirsty' seems to have worked reasonably well for the 3 million years that preceded commercial sports drinks and bottled water. http://www.humankinetics.com/2012-releases/2012-releases/waterlogged-the-serious-problem-of-overhydration-in-sports I've known a couple of super-athletes who've ended up in hospital because they've over-hydrated. I don't think I know anyone who has ended up there because of dehydration. That doesn't mean it never happens, of course. Obviously in the evenings I make sure I get the correct intake of carbohydrate-based, throat-charming, foaming replenishment fluid... B > On 5 Jul 2015, at 13:52, Knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > > Agreed. Always a breeze on a bike. > > Don't forget water. Drink lots. Drink often. Well over a litre an hour in > extreme heat. > > Cheers, > > frank > >> On 5 July, 2015 5:47:35 Amat EDT, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks. >> >> Strangely enough it's not thatat difficult cycling in the heat. The >> movement of the bike means there's always a breeze over you. Provided >> you're wearing shades and a cap, or helmet I suppose, and slathered >> with factor 50 it seems to be ok. When I stop I make sure I get into >> the shade immediately though. >> >> B >> >>> On 5 Jul 2015, at 10:25, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On 4/7/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>>> Comments always welcome: >>>> >>>> http://www.web-options.com/France2015/ >>> >>> Loved looking at these Bob - thanks for posting. The shots of walls >> and >>> windows I like the most. >>> >>> Hope the trip went well - hard work in the heat I bet! > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
