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Hey Jim
This was the big question I had..
How to ride at tempo for 4hrs+ without carbs?Before paleo my fueling technique was a fairly standard 40g of refined carbs every 30 to 45 minutes.
Gels, flapjacks, chocolate.. whatever.The answer I was given from the world age group triathlete champion surprised me.
Nothing.You eat nothing.
At the time I dismissed it as likely suicide
The theory is however a body without the complication of digesting carbs can better naturally convert fat reserves for energy.When I tried I found I still need to eat somthing, but I can easily manage 4hours with a just 50g of lowcarb coconut spread out over the whole ride.
Carry an emergency gel incase I feel a bonk coming on.
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That's really interesting, as is your comment further down. Not sure if i agree though.
I wasn't attempting to go 'paleo' or anything, but I bonked spectacularly yesterday through not paying enough attention to my eating on a century whilst out with a few others.
Basically, I just hadn't eaten nearly as much as I normally would have, and the result was me nearly having to push my bike up Central Hill to Cadence in Crystal Palace as I could hardly see properly or keep my bike in a straight line.
May have been other factors, but I'm pretty sure it stemmed from a lack of carbs
jim1985
I'm interested in paleo as a concept but love dairy, and, how TF do you do a lot of riding on minimal starchy carbs? Do veg cut it for providing endurance sport fuel?