Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
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Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby jamesn184 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:35 pm
I've done a couple before, first was broken up with 2 pit-stops and the last one was no real stops other then a nature break. And I pulled up well after the last one and could of kept going but would of ran out of water...
I've also since switched to High 5 ISO gel from using Shotz, I still use the same bars (either musashi/aussie bodys).
So after looking at some other power bars I cannot seem to pick from the Endura Energy bar or Powerbar Performance
Energy Protein Fat Carbs Sugar Sodium
Endura Pro Body Bar: Per 60g: 909kj 18.0g 6g 20g 6g 100mg
Endura Energy Bar: Per 60g: 1022kj 8.1g 6.4g 38.2g 19.1g 47.4mg
Powerbar Ride Bar: Per 55g: 892kj 10.2g 9.1g 22.5g 11.9g 110mg
Performance Bar:Per 55g: 924kj 8g 2g 40g 22g 230mg
Torq Bars: Per 100g 1346kj 3.8g 2.1g 71.7g 33.6g 49mg
So what would I need other then a gel/bar for when I start to ramp up my training and doing 150k rides in the coming weeks
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby cyclotaur » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:19 pm
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Postby foo on patrol » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:29 pm
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby PawPaw » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:55 pm
- you ran out of glyocgen
- you got into moderate negative fluid balance
- you did too much length or intensity relative to your training base.
As a general guide:
- before getting on the bike in the morning, replace all the fluid you pee'd off since 8pm the night before, preferably with electrolyte.
- have a light to moderate carby breakfast.
- depending on sweat rate, climate, and body size, consume 600-1000mls an hour on the bike, preferrably an electrolyte with 2-6% carb.
- consume 1g carb/kg/hr on the bike. i.e. you weigh 70kg -> 70*4 = 280 Cals/hr. If you are drinking 6% carbed electrolyte, that will provide 144 Calories, and you will need to get another 140 Cals/hr from snacks (banana, muesli/sports bars, jam sandwich, etc)
The day before, you may only need an extra 1-2 cups of starch (rice, pasta, 2-4 slices of bread).
After the ride, try to have a snack within 20 mins of finishing, that contains carb and protein, and keep drinking 600ml an hour for 3-4 hours or urine becomes lighter in color than chardonnay wine.
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby jamesn184 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:37 pm
the night before I had porterhouse with potato, carrots and peas.
Onto my intake during my rides:
I drink from 100-150ml per 15mins, take my gel about 1 1/2 - 2hrs and a bar at the 3hr mark and a high 5 zero drink when I get home.
I dare say Ill have to change this once I ramp up my training and riding for longer...
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Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:41 pm
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby jamesn184 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:37 pm
I can maintain the same pace just about coming back if there is no headwind.. even with a headwind I can still maintain 30km/h but during most of that ride I could only manage 25k due to the brutal headwind...toolonglegs wrote:Maybe you just rode too hard in the first part of your ride and couldn't sustain the same power in the 2nd part... Maybe you need to raise you sustainable power a bit.
the last 100k ride I did, I was able to maintain roughly the same pace and didn't feel flat during or after the ride.
So Ill take a rough guess that If I do incur a headwind coming back I need to bump up my intake, as Ill be working harder then normal
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Postby cyclotaur » Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:04 pm
cyclotaur wrote:What are you drinking?
100-150 mls/15 mins of ....?jamesn184 wrote:Onto my intake during my rides:
I drink from 100-150ml per 15mins...
Hopefully water with something in it.
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Postby foo on patrol » Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:12 pm
If you were still trying to maintain the same average speed into the head wind and didn't have the endurance level to suite, then this will do the same!
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Postby jamesn184 » Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:37 pm
and I usually just have water up until I hit the 2hr mark and that's when Ill have something extra..
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Postby RonK » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:17 pm
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Postby cyclotaur » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:49 pm
Put some electrolyte powder in your drink from the start. Half the recommended concentration is enough for me.jamesn184 wrote:well before my morning rides ill have 6 weetbix or quaker oats
and I usually just have water up until I hit the 2hr mark and that's when Ill have something extra..
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Postby foo on patrol » Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:22 am
That's not to bad but I have found that, Weetbix usually leaves me hungry after 2hrs (supposed to be low GI) but rolled oats a bit longer.jamesn184 wrote:well before my morning rides ill have 6 weetbix or quaker oats
and I usually just have water up until I hit the 2hr mark and that's when Ill have something extra..
It maybe that you have not paced yourself well enough, for the level of fitness you have to be able to cover this distance, when a strong head wind has
been blowing. It happens to a lot of people getting caught out because it can be a little surprising how much extra effort is required.
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby DoogleDave » Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:53 pm
Not sure if you keep an eye on your average speed or not to determine you level of effort during your ride (as I used to do), however if you do, I find it is much better to pick a comfortable cadence (somewhere around the 90 rpm mark) and then adjust your gear to suit the grade of the road or wind conditions. In a headwind or uphill you will end up going slower than on the flat or downhill, but you should be able to keep your effort around the same - you just have to accept that at certain times you have to ride slower (and as you get stronger and fitter the difference between the two will start to minimise).foo on patrol wrote: It maybe that you have not paced yourself well enough, for the level of fitness you have to be able to cover this distance, when a strong head wind has
been blowing. It happens to a lot of people getting caught out because it can be a little surprising how much extra effort is required.
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As an example I can choose a harder gear and crank out 30+km/h with a slow cadence (70-80's) or I can change to an easier gear and up my cadence (100+) to do the same speed.
By doing so will work my cardio much more (which recovers relatively quickly) and is easier on the legs or I can stay in that hard gear and tire my legs out too early. This is also accentuated when riding into the wind or uphill. Generally, If I find I'm struggling it's likely to be because I'm in too high a gear and spinning to slow (working my legs too hard), so I'll drop a gear or two and spin faster.
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Aug 26, 2012 5:01 pm
It won't matter a brass razoo if you have pushed to hard prior to hitting the head wind. That's why I said if you have not paced yourself over the distance.
You will always be found out if, you don't have the level of fitness in your legs, to be able to do those extra Ks when condition change.
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Postby Breakaway » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:16 pm
It wasn't till I used a power meter that I realized just how much your power output does increase into the wind trying to keep the speed up.
Did you notice a rise in HR into the wind and by how much?
Judging your rides by speed averages is ok, but it's affected by many factors
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Postby ozstriker » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:31 pm
Is riding 4 days of 50kms a week similar to riding 2 lots of 100 kms.
I'm just curious because not everyone has time to ride 100 kms often to build there base
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Postby vander » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:33 pm
Nope need to do the 100s if you want to be able to ride 100s easy.ozstriker wrote:With regards to maybe a lack of base building.
Is riding 4 days of 50kms a week similar to riding 2 lots of 100 kms.
I'm just curious because not everyone has time to ride 100 kms often to build there base
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Postby toolonglegs » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:50 pm
I hardly ever do 100's but could go out and do one at under 3 hours easily enough any day... I would be lucky to have done ten 100's in 11,000km this year .vander wrote:Nope need to do the 100s if you want to be able to ride 100s easy.ozstriker wrote:With regards to maybe a lack of base building.
Is riding 4 days of 50kms a week similar to riding 2 lots of 100 kms.
I'm just curious because not everyone has time to ride 100 kms often to build there base
Depends how you ride your 50's... 4 properly done 50's a week will be better than struggling to complete 2 slow 100's any day.
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Postby jamesn184 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:31 am
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Postby JV911 » Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:48 pm
I love a good steak as much as the next guy but tend not to ride well the following morning...feel sluggishjamesn184 wrote:the night before I had porterhouse with potato, carrots and peas.
Try adding a squeeze of honey and a banana (I prefer fruit and nut muslie to weetbix)jamesn184 wrote:well before my morning rides ill have 6 weetbix or quaker oats
And i'd be eating well before the 3 hour mark i.e. a banana or a cadel bar
Everybody is different though so you have to experiment until you find something that works.
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby DoogleDave » Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:52 pm
How did you go on Friday James?jamesn184 wrote:well Ill be doing another 100k on Friday, will be taking a little bit more food etc and see how I go
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby jamesn184 » Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:02 pm
Had my gel shot around 1hr 30mins & a protein/carb bar at 2hr 30mins..
Had no real headwind at all coming back which helped, overall kept up a total avg speed of 30.50km/hr and was maintain 35-37 on the flats
Going to have a crack at making rice cakes this week and use them to..
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Re: Hitting that wall.. what should I change?
Postby flow.rider » Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:32 am
I ate a 4 bananas + 1 punnet of strawberries + 1 punnet of blueberries + water smoothie for breakfeast.
I've been riding maybe 2-3 months ( 2-3 weeks road bike)
Works for me.
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