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Is there anything Nutrition/foodwise I could do before or during the ride to help me be less-pooped on the way back?
The most important thing is to keep eating and drinking while you're riding--eat small morsels and drink small sips at regular intervals. I'm assuming that you're capable of eating on the bike, e.g. opening up wrappers, and that you have bike-mounted bottles. A couple of energy bars of the aforementioned brand (or others, like SIS or Torq, also vegan) and maybe a gel in case you really blow should be enough, plus a little something savoury at the café stop.
I wouldn't worry, though; if your friend is an experienced rider, he'll know exactly what you'll be going through and at what level you'll be, so he should give you all the help he can. Enjoy the ride!
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Newbie question.
Picture (if you will) 2 fellas.
Number 1 from Yorkshire, early 40's, fit + experienced cyclist w/multigeared super light whizz bang bike.
I'm number 2, nearly 50, enjoying riding FG/SS bikes, sometimes to work on a 40 mile round trip commute but nowhere near as fit as fella number 1.
Northener chum is coming down this weekend for a ride around, I've got a fun 62 mile loop from Dartford to Wandsworth Bridge north over the Thames then back Sarf of the Thames to D'ford I'd like to take him on. I've done it before on my own and it's right at the limit of my abilities energy/fitnesswise, IE-I'm proper-pooped when I get back. This Saturday there's a reasonable headwind thats gonna nobble us a bit on the way back making it even harder. Is there anything Nutrition/foodwise I could do before or during the ride to help me be less-pooped on the way back? Its exposed alongside the Thames and previous experience has taught me wind from the east makes that last 20 mile or so stretch back home a killer (for me).