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Old 07-17-08, 01:29 PM
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If it's self supported I'd make sure to carry enough water with you. At least 5 bottles. 2 on the frame, 2 behind the saddle, one in the jersey. So you have enough time to find a convenience store or gas station to fill up for the 2nd half of the trip. 2 or 3 bananas with half dozen of fig newtons, some oreo cookies, 2 or 3 powerbars and two PB sandwiches.

I just finished RAIN, which is a 160 mile ride across Indiana in one day and we had 4 rest stops in between. It was still a pretty tough ride and I finished it in 10h16min with 8h 29min. saddle time. But I had two centuries under my belt this year already.

Such distances are more of a mental challenge and feeding the body correctly.
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