Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - First 75 mile ride tomorrow, what to eat?

I'll be adding a 75 mile ride to my weekly riding schedule. I've been doing a 42 miles ride two or three times a week in about 2.5 hours since February 1st. I'm ready to step it up!

That should I eat tonight and tomorrow morning? I'll stop for a lunch at home during the ride.

What do you suggest?

Michael

Without checking your past posts, I'm ASSUMING, that you are interested in weight loss. So my suggests lean towards fewer calories, but enough to get you through the ride. I like oatmeal before a big ride. A ride of that length I would have water, a gatorade, and whatever of the following a cliff bar, fig newtons, or energy bar of your choosing. Since you are stopping at home during the ride you can grab a light sandwick something like a turkey or PB&J.

I think that would cover it. I would make my lunch, after 40 miles if that would work, so I have the biggest part of the ride done before stopping.

Then when done, I like a smoothie with fruit, ricotta cheese, milk, protein powder, and flax seed. This is my refuel meal.

For dinner eat what you normally would.

OH YEAH DON"T FORGET THE CAMERA:p

I'd say eat a normal dinner with a little big of extra carbs. In the morning 2 hours prior to riding have some oatmeal or a couple pancakes. Don't stop for lunch, I don't see the point in that, simply bring some power bars or snacks to eat while your riding. I find it much harder to stop for 20 minutes and then start riding again. It builds up lactic acid in your muscles.

Thanks. I'll carry bananas and Clif bars and eat 200 Calories an hour.

Mike.

Yep, bananas and some energy bars.
On 50 mile rides I take 1 banana and 2 Newman O's and maybe one or two fig newtons and a Larabar with me. Also at least 2 bottles of water.

For centuries and up to 150 miles I normally pack 2-3 hammer gels, 2 bananas, PBJ sandwich, couple of fig newtons and a few Newman O's. And a camelback with water additionally to the 2 bottles. If it's hot outside, 2 more water bottles behind my seat. Can't have enough water on a self supported century.

I haven't ridden more than 160 miles in a day, so that's where my experience stops.

Ham and cheese omlet with home fries: protein, carbs, potassium, sodium--ready to go. Once you get rolling, the 200 calories an hour is the way to go. Good luck.

Yep, bananas and some energy bars.
On 50 mile rides I take 1 banana and 2 Newman O's and maybe one or two fig newtons and a Larabar with me. Also at least 2 bottles of water.

For centuries and up to 150 miles I normally pack 2-3 hammer gels, 2 bananas, PBJ sandwich, couple of fig newtons and a few Newman O's. And a camelback with water additionally to the 2 bottles. If it's hot outside, 2 more water bottles behind my seat. Can't have enough water on a self supported century.

I haven't ridden more than 160 miles in a day, so that's where my experience stops.

I've done a few rides over 160 miles, and you (I) don't eat any differently for them. Actually, I don't eat any differently on a 200k than I do on a 300k or a double century.

200 - 250 calories per hour (I've been relying on salami and swiss sandwiches on whole grain bread)
plenty to hydrate (one bottle of water, one of Gatorade or Accelerade)
keep up the salt intake (I'm a fan of 2 - 3 Endurolyte caplets per hour, starting 3 hours into a ride).
I don't like using a Camelback, and since I use a large saddlebag there's no way to mount a behind-the-seat bottle carrier. For long self-supported rides, I just make sure to route myself past places where I can fill my bottles at a park fountain or buy some water or Gatorade.

I don't like using a Camelback, and since I use a large saddlebag there's no way to mount a behind-the-seat bottle carrier. For long self-supported rides, I just make sure to route myself past places where I can fill my bottles at a park fountain or buy some water or Gatorade.

How about a picture of what you carry your stuff in? I have a small back under my seat and it just carries tools, cell phone, and a CLIF bar. Other than that no room.

How about a picture of what you carry your stuff in? I have a small back under my seat and it just carries tools, cell phone, and a CLIF bar. Other than that no room.

Oh noes! I have to show off my rig? :lol:

Attached are pix of the 2 bags currently on my brevet/commuter bike. The rear is a Topeak AeroWedge large with the strap/buckle attachments because the QR one doesn't work with Brooks saddle rails. The large is 90ci expandable to 120ci. The rear opening flap has a mesh pouch large enough for my phone, ID, money and chap-stik. The main compartment holds 2 tubes, 2 steel levers, a multitool, my good luck rainbow-haired pencil topper troll, a GP-2 patch kit, my keys (on a Surly Jethro Tule for a keychain), and up to 4 or 5 Clif Shot gels. Plus, there's an under the bag double elastic for holding a folding tire or one of those super-micro mini pumps.

The front bag is a Nashbar Elite handlebar bag (490ci) which I've modified to mount on the ever so famous $7.00 Nashbar front rack. The front rack is modified with a few extra holes (Ryobi 14v cordless drill) to mount a Lumotech LT161 headlight mount to the main deck of the rack. The stock crown mount is made from weak strip steel with a slotted center which weakens it further. I bought a piece of 3/4" wide 1/16" strip steel from Home Depot and used a Dremel cutoff wheel and my drill to fashion a new crown mount. Then I used a strip of 1 1/2" wide 1/8" joiner plate to make a rear mount for the bag. It's attached to the rear plate of the rack with 3x #8 machine screws and nylock washers. It's attached to the plastic click-lock mounting plate on the bag with 2x #4 machine screws and nylock washers, with an internal stiffener of 1/16th strip steel fastened across the inside of the bag (between the plastic stiffener and the liner) with 3x #8 machine screws and nylock washers. This bag isn't going anywhere.

Keeping it on topic, here's something about food for my long rides:
On my recent 300k brevet, I had 3x salami and cheese sandwiches with lettuce and mustard, 2x Clif Bars, 4x pre-measured baggies of Accelerade powder, 1 baggie of chamois cream, my short gloves, seat cover, extra sunglass lenses, baggie of Endurolytes, compass, rescue inhaler, pen, brevet card and cue sheet in there to start with. Later, I put on the short gloves and stuffed in my shoe covers, long sleeve wool base layer and long gloves.

How did the ride go?

At my first snack break I realized I left my pump on my other bike, so I returned home.

Tomorrow AM for sure, winds will be lighter too.

Michael

Mission accomplished. I'll post some pics later today.

Thanks for the help. I ate plenty all morning. No problems, I could easily have just consumed a normal breakfast and then eaten two bananas and a Clif bar while riding and I would have been A-OK.

Michael

100 miles will be a piece of cake than. Nice work!