On a 20 mile ride, I don't think that the Gatorade you drink is fueling you. Those carbs only become a source of fuel when glycogen stores are depleted. Even if you're a carb eater, and you have fasted, you still have enough glycogen (stored carbs) to ride 2 hrs, and even go anaerobic at times. I used to be very puzzled on 25 mile or so group rides with all the riders who were gobbling sugary energy bars (hooray for marketing!) When I did EBDJ, while training for PBP 2015, and became keto adapted, I could ride up to 3 hrs (~15 mph avg) with no food. I did a 200k perm, totally flat, with only sausage and cheese for fuel. I found it to be a miserable experience. The last half of the ride felt like a 5 hour bonk. I was only a couple of weeks into EBDJ, so maybe not quite keto adapted yet. 2-3 weeks later, I did the same 200k perm, and at the last C-store control, feeling pretty lousy, I had a Starbucks double shot (caffeine + carbs, yay!) and was very energized and able to finish not feeling like crap. I settled into a routine of fueling with carbs during rides of 100km or more.
Before and during my EBDJ, I followed with great interest, Deacon Patrick's thoughts and experiences. If I remember correctly, Patrick, you described 7-8 hour rides on your Hunqa with only coconut oil as fuel. I was never, ever able to get to such a point. But then again, with the epic sub zero temperature rides that you do, I feel that you're clinically insane. Sardonic grin.... Very interested to hear how it goes, Lum. Tim "not doing EBDJ but should be" Kirch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
