90 (about) mile biking data

You could go faster if you lost some weight.

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Most people are dumb as bricks; some people are dumber than that. -- MFW

"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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For this ride, I did carb load using fruit and rice for days beforehand
and also even ate pasta the evening before.

Distance: 87.4 miles
Ascent: 6401 feet (!)
Time: 7:32:01
Avg HR: 146 (75% of Max HR)
Max HR: 183 (98% of Max HR of 186 -- this reading appears to be a blip;
the HRs to both sides of it are in th 170s)
Avg speed: 12.6
Max speed: 48.8
Calories burnt: 6663

For this ride, I took about 140 ounces (about 7 pounds!) of water, drank
it all and stopped at a store for two 20 ounce Powerade drinks, and I
drank them both for a total of about 180 ounces (1.1 gallons) of water. I
ate one bar (270 cals, 30g carbs) beforehand and two during the ride. I
drank protein/carb/no salt mixtures, and I had about 20 g carbs in a drink
before the ride. The protein mixtures probably had about 10g proteing and
10-15g carbs (maltodextrin). I drank at least 4 of these during the ride.

I know that we're not supposed to like drinking carbs, but I was pretty
darn dead at about the 65 mile mark when I stopped for the two powerades.
I basically chugged both of these and felt much, much better. I was going
to try for over 90 miles, but when I was climbing Col de Hogsback, which
occurs about 1-2 miles from my home, my crank fell off, with my foot
attached! Apparently, it had loosened and just fell off. I put it back
on and finished the ride but decided against riding a few more miles.

I did get passed by someone who blew by me as I was riding at about the 10
mile mark; we were riding a very steep hill. I was toying with seeing how
long I could keep up with him (which wouldn't be long, considering he
weighed probably 50-60 pounds less than I do), but I had 80 more miles to
ride. Today, I can tell that I'm horribly overtrained -- my heart was
racing this morning when I got up. However, I promised someone I'd ride
about 30 miles with them, so I'm off to ride more miles. Then, I ride my
hard and easy rides this week, 100 miles on Sunday, hard and easy rides,
another 100 miles on Sunday, then my riding will dramatically drop.

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Bob M <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> I did get passed by someone who blew by me as I was riding at about
:> the 10 mile mark; we were riding a very steep hill. I was toying
:> with seeing how long I could keep up with him (which wouldn't be
:> long, considering he weighed probably 50-60 pounds less than I do),
:> but I had 80 more miles to ride.

You've obviously got your LSD miles in. However, you can continue riding
until you're blue in the face....the only way to make significant
improvements to deal with getting dropped on hills is to drop the pounds.
But your heart and legs will be strong! You'll likely become a monster
(speedwise, I mean) if you did....

Today, I can tell that I'm
:> horribly overtrained -- my heart was racing this morning when I got
:> up. However, I promised someone I'd ride about 30 miles with them,
:> so I'm off to ride more miles. Then, I ride my hard and easy rides
:> this week, 100 miles on Sunday, hard and easy rides, another 100
:> miles on Sunday, then my riding will dramatically drop.

Do you enjoy your rides?

140 oz. = 8.75 lbs

"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

For this ride, I did carb load using fruit and rice for days beforehand
and also even ate pasta the evening before.

Distance: 87.4 miles
Ascent: 6401 feet (!)
Time: 7:32:01
Avg HR: 146 (75% of Max HR)
Max HR: 183 (98% of Max HR of 186 -- this reading appears to be a blip;
the HRs to both sides of it are in th 170s)
Avg speed: 12.6
Max speed: 48.8
Calories burnt: 6663

For this ride, I took about 140 ounces (about 7 pounds!) of water, drank
it all and stopped at a store for two 20 ounce Powerade drinks, and I
drank them both for a total of about 180 ounces (1.1 gallons) of water. I
ate one bar (270 cals, 30g carbs) beforehand and two during the ride. I
drank protein/carb/no salt mixtures, and I had about 20 g carbs in a drink
before the ride. The protein mixtures probably had about 10g proteing and
10-15g carbs (maltodextrin). I drank at least 4 of these during the ride.

I know that we're not supposed to like drinking carbs, but I was pretty
darn dead at about the 65 mile mark when I stopped for the two powerades.
I basically chugged both of these and felt much, much better. I was going
to try for over 90 miles, but when I was climbing Col de Hogsback, which
occurs about 1-2 miles from my home, my crank fell off, with my foot
attached! Apparently, it had loosened and just fell off. I put it back
on and finished the ride but decided against riding a few more miles.

I did get passed by someone who blew by me as I was riding at about the 10
mile mark; we were riding a very steep hill. I was toying with seeing how
long I could keep up with him (which wouldn't be long, considering he
weighed probably 50-60 pounds less than I do), but I had 80 more miles to
ride. Today, I can tell that I'm horribly overtrained -- my heart was
racing this morning when I got up. However, I promised someone I'd ride
about 30 miles with them, so I'm off to ride more miles. Then, I ride my
hard and easy rides this week, 100 miles on Sunday, hard and easy rides,
another 100 miles on Sunday, then my riding will dramatically drop.

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Bob M
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180 oz. = 1.406 gals

"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

For this ride, I did carb load using fruit and rice for days beforehand
and also even ate pasta the evening before.

Distance: 87.4 miles
Ascent: 6401 feet (!)
Time: 7:32:01
Avg HR: 146 (75% of Max HR)
Max HR: 183 (98% of Max HR of 186 -- this reading appears to be a blip;
the HRs to both sides of it are in th 170s)
Avg speed: 12.6
Max speed: 48.8
Calories burnt: 6663

For this ride, I took about 140 ounces (about 7 pounds!) of water, drank
it all and stopped at a store for two 20 ounce Powerade drinks, and I
drank them both for a total of about 180 ounces (1.1 gallons) of water. I
ate one bar (270 cals, 30g carbs) beforehand and two during the ride. I
drank protein/carb/no salt mixtures, and I had about 20 g carbs in a drink
before the ride. The protein mixtures probably had about 10g proteing and
10-15g carbs (maltodextrin). I drank at least 4 of these during the ride.

I know that we're not supposed to like drinking carbs, but I was pretty
darn dead at about the 65 mile mark when I stopped for the two powerades.
I basically chugged both of these and felt much, much better. I was going
to try for over 90 miles, but when I was climbing Col de Hogsback, which
occurs about 1-2 miles from my home, my crank fell off, with my foot
attached! Apparently, it had loosened and just fell off. I put it back
on and finished the ride but decided against riding a few more miles.

I did get passed by someone who blew by me as I was riding at about the 10
mile mark; we were riding a very steep hill. I was toying with seeing how
long I could keep up with him (which wouldn't be long, considering he
weighed probably 50-60 pounds less than I do), but I had 80 more miles to
ride. Today, I can tell that I'm horribly overtrained -- my heart was
racing this morning when I got up. However, I promised someone I'd ride
about 30 miles with them, so I'm off to ride more miles. Then, I ride my
hard and easy rides this week, 100 miles on Sunday, hard and easy rides,
another 100 miles on Sunday, then my riding will dramatically drop.

--
Bob M
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