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I'll be honest (sorry) that photo is the summation of everything wrong with modern life.
Eat healthy and then worry about vitamins. Taking vitamins will not undo the damage of eating shit food.
I do take soke vitamins, occasionally. But mostly I just eat very well and a lot of fruit and vegetables.
skinny-
I was waiting for someone to bite at that photo.
Granted my snacks are bad in order to have some body fat... But I do eat a very good diet, I had shingles a few years ago when trying to trial with rowing so started taking vitamins since then and I don't eat meat or dairy so eat a huge amount of veg and grains, well that's pretty much all I eat.
I was just interested in knowing how you guys manage your health while doing a large amount of volume with racing etc.
Thanks, it's definitely a challenge but I'm enjoying it. Well at the moment I am...
Norfolkbound
I've never got unwell on a long ride - usually feel great. Apart from being knackered, everything hurting, that is!
Pretty similar to @hippy
Some people do take vitamins. I think I might have read @skinny saying something about it (apols if not you - was someone at the top end of ultra world!) but I also only take vitamin D in normal life, and don't bother with it if I am going to be out on a bike in the sun all day.
Showers are great when you can find them but I prefer them to be warm!
I try and eat the best food I can. When racing it tends to be pretty poor, but the quantities are high so bound to get some vitamins if you eat enough of it. I eat a lot of cereal bars on the bike as good trade off between ease of carrying / eating on bike, carb-dense, reasonably nutritious esp if bits of fruit in them, ok flavour, etc. I always grab a sandwich if available when I stop. Byrek is great if in London or the Balkans but hard to find in between. Sometimes it has to be croissants, cakes chocolate bars and other junk as nothing else available. I don't think I've ever eaten a 7-days while stationary, though!
I use electrolyte powder if it's hot (>25). Carry a tiny bag of it with me and put a small pinch in each bottle.
The big risk I take is hand hygiene. Don't wear gloves unless cold which helps a bit as easier to wash / sanitise hands. But everything gets smeared on my bar tape.