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"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote

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In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today.

Outstanding, Bob. You guys on your bikes continue to inspire me. I'm really
liking biking, although I don't do nearly the distances you do. At least I
got out of the driveway and learned to do hills. But that's super, no chance
you won't be able to do well on the century.

HG

Bob M said:

In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

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The data from my ride:

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75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped

Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever did was
get one of those heart rate monitors.

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about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
stops rotating ;-)

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I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

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Two short weeks before my major ride!

Roll on, brother! I look forward to your report.

Dan
325/199/180
Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution)
Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes

Excellent job Bob. I sure love cycling. You will have no problem with you
century ride. Let us know how it goes.

Curt

"Bob M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, I
rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just leg
presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted weights
Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading yesterday (fruit,
"bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced very thin and it's very
dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g carbs per slice, for an effective
carb count of 14g/slice -- and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some
rice noodles, and some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count
relatively low per day.

The data from my ride:

75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
5:41 total time
13.3 mph
average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
about 4,000 or so feet gained
about 112 ounces of water gulped
about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home

I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last week,
and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically ruined the
cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much pressure on the
pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on the pedals and couldn't
go as fast on some sections as I'd have liked.

Two short weeks before my major ride!

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Bob M
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Bob M wrote:
|| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now,
|| I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just
|| leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted
|| weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading
|| yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced
|| very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g
|| carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- and
|| peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and some
|| pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low per
|| day.
||
|| The data from my ride:
||
|| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
|| 5:41 total time
|| 13.3 mph
|| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
|| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
|| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
|| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
|| about 4,000 or so feet gained
|| about 112 ounces of water gulped
|| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last
|| week, and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically
|| ruined the cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much
|| pressure on the pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on
|| the pedals and couldn't go as fast on some sections as I'd have
|| liked.
||
|| Two short weeks before my major ride!

Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70
miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or the
bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like hell.
That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great!

Sounds like it's time for you to get a new cassette. I bought a new one
when I got my new wheels.

For my ride yesterday, I had an apple the day before, some gatoraide and
poweraid before, some chicken breast before leaving, a balance bar about
halfway, and gatoraide during (I took powder with me so I could mix some
more). I had another chicken breast after I got back.

Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| Bob M <[email hidden]> wrote:
||| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from
||| now, I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats,
||| just leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday,
||| lifted weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb
||| loading yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's
||| sliced very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and
||| 21g carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice --
||| and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and
||| some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low
||| per day.
||
||| The data from my ride:
||
||| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
||| 5:41 total time
||| 13.3 mph
||| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
||| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
||| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
||| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
||| about 4,000 or so feet gained
||| about 112 ounces of water gulped
||
|| Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever
|| did was get one of those heart rate monitors.
||
||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
|| stops rotating ;-)

I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? 🙂

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||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
|| stops rotating ;-)

I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? 🙂

When I first started riding in the summer of 2001, I would get so tired that
after I walked in the door, I would lie down on the cool tile of the kitchen
floor and rest. Eventually, I didn't need that, but I remember those days of
trying to appear not-tired in front of my cycling buddies. Cycling is one
sport that shows you your progress relatively fast.

Pat in TX

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Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70
miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or

the

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bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like

hell.

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That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great!

I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed to Look
pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough room to move your
toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems, is a nerve between the 3rd
and 4th toes. The larger platform of the Look pedals spreads the force over
a larger surface and decreases the chance of getting this nerve irritated.
I was also advised to put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use
orthotics or get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled
shoes and the problem went away.

Pat in TX

Pat wrote:
::: Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been
::: over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get
::: all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal
::: is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The
::: Brooks saddle is working out great!
:::
::
:: I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed
:: to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough
:: room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems,
:: is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the
:: Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases
:: the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to
:: put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or
:: get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes
:: and the problem went away.

Damn.....something told me this was a problem that was going to require
spending money to fix. Are the shoes you got still available? I really
don't see any other solution than what you suggest as there is nothing else
that I can think of that will make this problem go away. I wouldn't mind
having a larger platform those, since I find myself something riding
unclipped - like starting off into an intersection, etc. How do the Look
pedals compare to the SPDs in terms of clipping in/out and float?

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::
:: I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed
:: to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough
:: room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems,
:: is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the
:: Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases
:: the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to
:: put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or
:: get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes
:: and the problem went away.

Damn.....something told me this was a problem that was going to require
spending money to fix. Are the shoes you got still available? I really
don't see any other solution than what you suggest as there is nothing

else

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that I can think of that will make this problem go away. I wouldn't mind
having a larger platform those, since I find myself something riding
unclipped - like starting off into an intersection, etc. How do the Look
pedals compare to the SPDs in terms of clipping in/out and float?

No, those shoes were on close-out. But, really, all you need is a
stiff-soled shoe. No flex.
My Look pedals with the red platform have 9 degrees of float. Some people
also like the Frogs for lots of float. I also got some rubber "booties" for
the cleats and I put the rubbers on when I want to walk in the shoes. These
red cleats may get slippery feeling when walking. Ask as many people as you
can to see what their experiences have been. I am not saying Look is the
only way to go. Shimano has come out with an imitation of the Look pedal
that is rapidly gaining fans. I recently bought some Wellgo pedals for $34
that are a knock-off of the Looks, and I am interested to see how they
perform. I know that burning feeling, though. It can drive you crazy!

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/13104-240_WELR14-3-Parts-65-Pedals/Wellgo-WAM-R1-Road-Pedals-offerIN040BB1.htm

Pat in TX

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Pat wrote:
::: Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been
::: over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get
::: all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal
::: is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The
::: Brooks saddle is working out great!
:::
::
:: I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed
:: to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough
:: room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems,
:: is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the
:: Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases
:: the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to
:: put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or
:: get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes
:: and the problem went away.

Damn.....something told me this was a problem that was going to require
spending money to fix. Are the shoes you got still available? I really
don't see any other solution than what you suggest as there is nothing

else

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that I can think of that will make this problem go away. I wouldn't mind
having a larger platform those, since I find myself something riding
unclipped - like starting off into an intersection, etc. How do the Look
pedals compare to the SPDs in terms of clipping in/out and float?

Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit. Feet tend to
swell when you ride and that could be part of the problem.

Curt

curt wrote:
|| "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
|| news:[email hidden]...
||| Pat wrote:
|||||| Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been
|||||| over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes
|||||| get all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the
|||||| pedal
|||||| is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The
|||||| Brooks saddle is working out great!
||||||
|||||
||||| I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I
||||| changed to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have
||||| enough
||||| room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it
||||| seems,
||||| is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of
||||| the Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and
||||| decreases
||||| the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to
||||| put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or
||||| get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes
||||| and the problem went away.
|||
||| Damn.....something told me this was a problem that was going to
||| require spending money to fix. Are the shoes you got still
||| available? I really don't see any other solution than what you
||| suggest as there is nothing else that I can think of that will make
||| this problem go away. I wouldn't mind having a larger platform
||| those, since I find myself something riding unclipped - like
||| starting off into an intersection, etc. How do the Look pedals
||| compare to the SPDs in terms of clipping in/out and float?
||
|| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit. Feet
|| tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the problem.

I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century. Were it
not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century. But I can't
imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up at around 60 miles
without fail, it seems).

Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try your
suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the swelling seems
plausible.

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|| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit. Feet
|| tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the problem.

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I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century. Were it
not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century. But I can't
imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up at around 60 miles
without fail, it seems).

Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try your
suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the swelling seems
plausible.

Last year, a guy at the LBS told me to take an extra pair of socks. He said
to stop at the rest stop nearest the halfway point and change socks. He said
it would give me a lift. Well, you know what? He was right! The dry socks
were nice, but I also think the feeling had to do with sitting down, taking
the feet out of the shoes and massaging them a bit before putting the new
socks on. Even just getting air on hot feet helped a lot.

Pat in TX

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Pat said:

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|| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit. Feet
|| tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the problem.

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I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century. Were
it
not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century. But I can't
imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up at around 60
miles
without fail, it seems).

Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try your
suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the swelling
seems
plausible.

Last year, a guy at the LBS told me to take an extra pair of socks. He
said
to stop at the rest stop nearest the halfway point and change socks. He
said
it would give me a lift. Well, you know what? He was right! The dry
socks
were nice, but I also think the feeling had to do with sitting down,
taking
the feet out of the shoes and massaging them a bit before putting the new
socks on. Even just getting air on hot feet helped a lot.

Pat in TX

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I also do this with "head sweats". These are covers put between my head
and my helmet. This weekend was the first time I changed them, and it
worked out really well. I'll have to take socks, too. That's a good idea.

--
Bob in CT
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Pat wrote:
||||| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit.
||||| Feet tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the
||||| problem.
||
||| I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century.
||| Were it not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century.
||| But I can't imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up
||| at around 60 miles without fail, it seems).
|||
||| Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try your
||| suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the swelling
||| seems plausible.
||
|| Last year, a guy at the LBS told me to take an extra pair of socks.
|| He said to stop at the rest stop nearest the halfway point and
|| change socks. He said it would give me a lift. Well, you know what?
|| He was right! The dry socks were nice, but I also think the
|| feeling had to do with sitting down, taking the feet out of the
|| shoes and massaging them a bit before putting the new socks on. Even
|| just getting air on hot feet helped a lot.
||

I have, in the past, gotten off the bike and massaged my feet on the side of
the road. Thing is, my socks don't feel wet, as they are those coolmax
socks with the wicking property. Of course, it can't hurt to try that
(changing socks) either since the cost is zero 🙂 Heat does seem to be a
partial factor in all of this - except that on my last ride where the
burning occur, it was a very cool day. I think pedal pressure was in play
then. Come to think of it, I had not been on the bike in over a week due to
catching a cold. Who knows...

Bob in CT wrote:
|| On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:38:29 -0500, Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
||
|||
|||||| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit.
|||||| Feet tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the
|||||| problem.
|||
|||| I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century.
|||| Were it
|||| not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century. But I
|||| can't imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up at
|||| around 60 miles
|||| without fail, it seems).
||||
|||| Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try
|||| your suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the
|||| swelling seems
|||| plausible.
|||
||| Last year, a guy at the LBS told me to take an extra pair of socks.
||| He said
||| to stop at the rest stop nearest the halfway point and change
||| socks. He said
||| it would give me a lift. Well, you know what? He was right! The dry
||| socks
||| were nice, but I also think the feeling had to do with sitting
||| down, taking
||| the feet out of the shoes and massaging them a bit before putting
||| the new socks on. Even just getting air on hot feet helped a lot.
|||
||| Pat in TX
||||
||||
|||
|||
||
|| I also do this with "head sweats". These are covers put between my
|| head and my helmet. This weekend was the first time I changed them,
|| and it worked out really well. I'll have to take socks, too.
|| That's a good idea.

I have a head sweat (I won it at a charity ride)....I don't use it because I
think it will make me - hotter! Is that not true?

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:08:48 -0400, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]>

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Bob in CT wrote:
|| On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:38:29 -0500, Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
||
|||
|||||| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit.
|||||| Feet tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the
|||||| problem.
|||
|||| I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century.
|||| Were it
|||| not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century. But I
|||| can't imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up at
|||| around 60 miles
|||| without fail, it seems).
||||
|||| Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try
|||| your suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the
|||| swelling seems
|||| plausible.
|||
||| Last year, a guy at the LBS told me to take an extra pair of socks.
||| He said
||| to stop at the rest stop nearest the halfway point and change
||| socks. He said
||| it would give me a lift. Well, you know what? He was right! The dry
||| socks
||| were nice, but I also think the feeling had to do with sitting
||| down, taking
||| the feet out of the shoes and massaging them a bit before putting
||| the new socks on. Even just getting air on hot feet helped a lot.
|||
||| Pat in TX
||||
||||
|||
|||
||
|| I also do this with "head sweats". These are covers put between my
|| head and my helmet. This weekend was the first time I changed them,
|| and it worked out really well. I'll have to take socks, too.
|| That's a good idea.

I have a head sweat (I won it at a charity ride)....I don't use it
because I
think it will make me - hotter! Is that not true?

It might. However, they're made of materials that supposedly wick the
water away and allow the water to evaporate. I personally like them, as
they do stay relatively dry (the pads on my helmet will be totally soaked,
for instance, but the headsweats will be much drier). I don't go out
without them. I don't like the ones that you have to tie, though, as
these come too far down my neck and increase the heat. The ones I have
just have a tiny "tail" on the end. I also have the kind you have to tie,
but I no longer wear those. I also live in a much cooler climate than
you, although the last two weekends have been hot right at the end of my
rides (I actually used the zipper on my shirts, and opened my shirts the
entire way, during some of the hills -- I always thought this was a
gimmick, but it really helps!).

--
Bob in CT
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"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| Bob M <[email hidden]> wrote:
||| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from
||| now, I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats,
||| just leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday,
||| lifted weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb
||| loading yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's
||| sliced very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and
||| 21g carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice --
||| and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and
||| some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low
||| per day.

||| The data from my ride:

||| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
||| 5:41 total time
||| 13.3 mph
||| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
||| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
||| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
||| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
||| about 4,000 or so feet gained
||| about 112 ounces of water gulped
||
|| Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever
|| did was get one of those heart rate monitors.
||
||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
|| stops rotating ;-)

I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? 🙂

lack of carbs no dount.

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

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Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| Bob M <[email hidden]> wrote:
||| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from
||| now, I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats,
||| just leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday,
||| lifted weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb
||| loading yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's
||| sliced very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and
||| 21g carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice --
||| and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and
||| some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low
||| per day.

||| The data from my ride:

||| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden)
||| 5:41 total time
||| 13.3 mph
||| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR)
||| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above
||| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above
||| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor
||| about 4,000 or so feet gained
||| about 112 ounces of water gulped
||
|| Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever
|| did was get one of those heart rate monitors.
||
||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home
||
|| That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room
|| stops rotating ;-)

I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? 🙂

lack of carbs no doubt.

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

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Pat wrote:
||||| Before you go out and spend money, loosen up your shoes a bit.
||||| Feet tend to swell when you ride and that could be part of the
||||| problem.

||| I'll try that on my ride this weekend....another metric century.
||| Were it not for this problem, I feel I could do the full century.
||| But I can't imagine endurance that pain for 40 miles (it starts up
||| at around 60 miles without fail, it seems).
|||
||| Of course, I don't feel I wear my shoes too tight, but I'll try your
||| suggestion anyway simply because I might be wrong! And the swelling
||| seems plausible.
||
|| Last year, a guy at the LBS told me to take an extra pair of socks.
|| He said to stop at the rest stop nearest the halfway point and
|| change socks. He said it would give me a lift. Well, you know what?
|| He was right! The dry socks were nice, but I also think the
|| feeling had to do with sitting down, taking the feet out of the
|| shoes and massaging them a bit before putting the new socks on. Even
|| just getting air on hot feet helped a lot.
||

I have, in the past, gotten off the bike and massaged my feet on the side of
the road. Thing is, my socks don't feel wet, as they are those coolmax
socks with the wicking property. Of course, it can't hurt to try that
(changing socks) either since the cost is zero 🙂 Heat does seem to be a
partial factor in all of this - except that on my last ride where the
burning occur, it was a very cool day. I think pedal pressure was in play
then. Come to think of it, I had not been on the bike in over a week due to
catching a cold. Who knows...

stiffer soles and/or larger contact patch with your pedals can cure
hot foot. if you're using cheap shoes and SPD-type pedals it might be
time to upgrade to something better.