Hmmm...

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

60 miles yesterday. 50 miles today. I feel fine. This is not right.

I suspect that by 9pm it may hit me and I'll crash out.

Could you tell me your secret? If I do 60 miles on Sunday I will wake up
feeling absolute [censored] on Monday.

"Adam Lea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

60 miles yesterday. 50 miles today. I feel fine. This is not right.

I suspect that by 9pm it may hit me and I'll crash out.

Could you tell me your secret? If I do 60 miles on Sunday I will wake up
feeling absolute [censored] on Monday.

It all depends on how you approach the ride. I've been doing at least 100km
every Sunday and have recently upped the distance to 200km for several
rides.

If one has carbed up the night before and have a decent slow release carb
breakfast, porridge, they the ride itself will not be that much of a problem
provided one cycles at a steady pace and fluid and carbs are topped up on a
regular basis.

i get through three or four bananas and the best part of a bag of jelly
babies on a ride along with anything between 2 and four litres of fluids.
My 200km rides normally incorporate a more substantial food intake at the
halfway mark.

I've only felt a bit rough when I've pushed the pace abouve my comfort
levels e.g. riding a 200km at the pace of some of my faster 100km rides.

Eating some protein and carbs after the ride helps to reduce the post ride
aches the following day.

I'm girding my loins for my annual cycle tour when I'll be riding 60-80
miles perday for a fortnight cycle camping through France. A nice steady
pace, stopping whenever I fancy, talking to all and sundry, drumming up a
tea whenever I fancy makes for a very enjoyable tour. Can't wait!

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

Quoted message said:

"Adam Lea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

60 miles yesterday. 50 miles today. I feel fine. This is not right.

I suspect that by 9pm it may hit me and I'll crash out.

Could you tell me your secret? If I do 60 miles on Sunday I will wake up
feeling absolute [censored] on Monday.

It all depends on how you approach the ride. I've been doing at least
100km every Sunday and have recently upped the distance to 200km for
several rides.

If one has carbed up the night before and have a decent slow release carb
breakfast, porridge, they the ride itself will not be that much of a
problem provided one cycles at a steady pace and fluid and carbs are
topped up on a regular basis.

i get through three or four bananas and the best part of a bag of jelly
babies on a ride along with anything between 2 and four litres of fluids.
My 200km rides normally incorporate a more substantial food intake at the
halfway mark.

I've only felt a bit rough when I've pushed the pace abouve my comfort
levels e.g. riding a 200km at the pace of some of my faster 100km rides.

Eating some protein and carbs after the ride helps to reduce the post ride
aches the following day.

I'm girding my loins for my annual cycle tour when I'll be riding 60-80
miles perday for a fortnight cycle camping through France. A nice steady
pace, stopping whenever I fancy, talking to all and sundry, drumming up a
tea whenever I fancy makes for a very enjoyable tour. Can't wait!

It is not so much the ride that is the problem, it is the delayed fatigue
that I experience a couple of hours after, no matter how much I eat
afterwards. Despite this I still can't sleep properly and so I wake up on
Monday morning wondering why I bothered going to bed in the first place. Of
course then I have to get through the whole working week before I can catch
up on any lost sleep. Usually I do a 40 mile ride on the Sunday at a
leisurely pace (i.e. not pushing myself) and strangely enough I have the
same problem, though not quite as bad.

When you talk about "carbing up" what sort of carbs do you eat? Does this
help the legs to recover properly overnight?

This Saturday I am planning to ride from Horsham to Send, which is an
undulating 23 miles so if you have any advice to help reduce the side
effects I would be interested.

Adam

vernon said:

I'm girding my loins for my annual cycle tour when I'll be riding
60-80 miles perday for a fortnight cycle camping through France. A
nice steady pace, stopping whenever I fancy, talking to all and
sundry, drumming up a tea whenever I fancy makes for a very enjoyable
tour. Can't wait!

You lucky man?

I'm in the fantasy shopping stage of maybe getting a tent, what sort are you
planning to take? I did a similar trip 25 years ago and my trangia cooker is
still going strong, the tent got 'lent'

--
Andy Morris

AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK

Love this:
Put an end to Outlook Express's messy quotes
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/

--
Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service
------->>>>>>http://www.NewsDem

"Adam Lea" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

60 miles yesterday. 50 miles today. I feel fine. This is not right.

I suspect that by 9pm it may hit me and I'll crash out.

Could you tell me your secret? If I do 60 miles on Sunday I will wake up
feeling absolute [censored] on Monday.

Porridge with fruit for breakfast
Keep hydrated and energy levels up during the ride (isotonic drink + food
little & often - I like dried apricots & energy gels)
Take it easy as regards speed (very easy in my case, as I don't do fast)
Stop for tea en route 🙂
Good company makes for miles with smiles

I actually feel not too bad this morning. I could do another ride. But I
will have a rest day today as rest is important for recovery

AndyMorris said:

I'm in the fantasy shopping stage of maybe getting a tent, what sort are you
planning to take?

3 weeks touring in a very wet Dutch August proved the worth of a Nallo 2.

--
Regards
Alex
The From address above is a spam-trap.
The Reply-To address is valid

"wafflycat" <w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Take it easy as regards speed (very easy in my case, as I don't do fast)
Stop for tea en route 🙂

Easier said than done 🙂

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

Quoted message said:

vernon said:

I'm girding my loins for my annual cycle tour when I'll be riding
60-80 miles perday for a fortnight cycle camping through France. A
nice steady pace, stopping whenever I fancy, talking to all and
sundry, drumming up a tea whenever I fancy makes for a very enjoyable
tour. Can't wait!

You lucky man?

I'm in the fantasy shopping stage of maybe getting a tent, what sort are
you planning to take? I did a similar trip 25 years ago and my trangia
cooker is still going strong, the tent got 'lent'

I like space so it's either:

my Vango 250 TBS spirit or my Vango 200 Hydra.

Both are heavier than most people are happy with but seeing both tents cost
me nowt I'm happy to use them. I do have one of the Argos one man tents, a
Pro Action Tiger Paws (£15!!) which is highly rated but a tad cramped for a
long tour.

I'll be taking my trusty Trangia - another freebie.

Today I bought my basic dried provisions i.e. cous cous, oats, cuppa soups,
tea, sugar, milk and other bits and pieces to allow a couple of meals to be
created.

I've been fettling my Galaxy - replacement pedals, a smaller granny ring in
case I have enough time to have a go at Ventoux, new brake pads for the
descent if I make it up Ventoux :-)

The tents have been pitched and checked tonight. I'll be doing a two day
mini tour as a proving trial the weekend after next giving me just enough
time to repack before I jet off to Greece for a family holiday and get back
with a few days to prepare for the departure to Calais.

wafflycat' w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com said:

60 miles yesterday. 50 miles today. I feel fine. This is not right.

I suspect that by 9pm it may hit me and I'll crash out.

I did this on Saturday http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Denbigh-Moors-killer
and I felt a bit [censored] in the evening due to the hills and no food en-
route. (had to bail out due to time restrictions).

Was fine on Sunday although I managed a nice long lie in for the first
time in months!

The short 8 mile (there and back) trips to work are the ones that are
killing me at the moment which I think is a lack of food issue.

peter