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Went out for a long ride on Sunday (180km) found the headwind hard going. Completely threw my fueling.. as I was going so slowly and not sweating, I just kept to my standard mouthful of coconut every hour.
Completely bonked on the return home when the tail wind allowed me to stretch my legs.
Any tips for calculating how much energy your burning, if a.) you don't have a power meter & b.) weather conditions mean speed is a poor indicator?My plan at the moment is always carry a couple of ride shots in my pocket incase of emergency.
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That's why I got a heart rate monitor - to be able to track how much I'm burning. Handy for trying to lose a few pounds also.
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It doesn't matter how much your burning. It will be more than your body can absorb in the same given time. That's why you eat/drink your 70g* of carbs per hour - pretty much whatever riding you're doing.
*depends on body how trained the individual is but we're talking 30g range. This is all the body can deal with.
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I just kept to my standard mouthful of coconut every hour.
Woefully inadequate ride fuel...
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Blockquote found the headwind hard going. Completely threw my fueling.. as I was going so slowly and not sweating,
A headwind will strip the moisture out of you without you noticing so much. You still need to work on replenishing the fluids.
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That's still 670 calories. Not too shabby if youve been eating sensibly previously.
I really want to figure out a way to be able to eat trail mix without stopping or having a belt contraption. I'm guessing one of those tri pack things that sit on the top tube, but I don't really know how they'll hold up in rain.