If I felt as you did, and I have in similar circumstances, I'd figure
simply that I hadn't eaten enough and I would ensure either that I ate
before leaving or that I carried something with me. I am fortunate in that
I seem to thrive on most real foods (real = not too far from the state of
nature or, if processed, processed by me at home). I find that even a few
bites can make a big difference -- and in fact I don't digest well while
riding and do best with just a bit in my stomach.
I don't abhor sugar, but I don't like very sweet things. My likes: Ranger
cookies, made with half the sugar and full of nuts, oatmeal, and raisins;
PBJ; dried figs; banana bread and other sweetbreads without too much sugar.
In cold weather, not excessively sweet Indian-type chai (forget the spices;
just the basic strong black tea boiled with milk and sugar -- wonderful
pickup). Gatorade or for that matter Coke watered down to 1/2 strength;
iced tea with lemon and sugar. Quartered sandwiches of lunch meat, cheese
-- anything not too Dagwoodish or messy. Oh, Yerba Mate (cooler weather)
with sugar and milk; I don't like the taste but man, is it a pickup. For
that matter, you can drink chain and YM cold in summer, iced coffee too,
for that matter.
On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
So my wife's work is doing this Sugar Challenge. She challenged me to
also participate. I said yes, but wanted to exempt myself during long
rides, i.e., anything longer than say 50 miles, as I like to partake of
chocolate milk as a refueling drink, along with anything else I might get
my grubby hands on along the way, like PBJ or a Gatorade.
Which brought me to a a connundrum. It's one thing to chug down whatever
convenience store food one can on a brevet, but the more normal
meandonneuring type riding is a different story, and something I struggle
with. How much sugar and or carbohydrates does one need for a un-racerish,
un-brevet-ish way of riding? Something that road-ish Rivendell owners
might do when going on a normal enjoyable afternoon ride that is good for
fitness but not exactly going hard? I mean, if I go out for a nice relaxed
pace 30 mile ride and I have eaten a PBJ before the ride, a couple of GUs
during the ride, and another PBJ when I get back, I've diminished the good
things that riding my bike did for me.
If I hit 15.5 mph average when I'm riding alone after work it's a good
day. If I'm going faster it's usually because I am on back of some sort of
group or paceline.
I usually ride 24-35 miles after work 2-3 times a week with the available
sunlight I have now. Yesterday was a good example, I rode 24.3 miles
mostly on the new bike path near my house after arriving home from work
yesterday. With this Sugar Challenge on my mind, I did not eat after
getting home and by the end of the 24.3 miles I felt pretty beat and super
hungry. Yes, I avoided getting into the pure sugar based stuff I have
around the house like GU, which I like to pick up on clearance (16 pack
case for $5). But I felt infinitely worse for it.
https://www.endomondo.com/workouts/365577813/4841064?country=uslang=enmeasure=imperialo=coursefb_action_ids=10203766337747921fb_action_types=fitness.bikesfb_ref=Defaultfb_source=other_multilineaction_object_map=[585561874897003]action_type_map=[%22fitness.bikes%22]action_ref_map=[%22Default%22]
So, what is the unracer-ish type advice for fueling enough to make you not
feel beat down when you're out meandering around, but yet still keeps you
sensibly slim and trim? (well, as much as a 6'7 260lb rider can say
they're slim and trim anyway).
In other words, WWGD? (what would Grant do?) Something homemade or
homespun?
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