Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling - Spent 100k and some change last Thursday..

In the saddle of my Specialized Allez Sport...Went out with the intention of doing a Metric century and ended up with 64.77 miles total by the end of the ride..I left the Jax trailhead of the Jacksonville Baldwin Trail about 8:30am and reached the Baldwin end (14.5miles) in 53 minutes...The trip back to the Jax end was a bit faster as I came up on another rider who done a Uturn at the 10 mile marker and was ever so slightly pulling away from me...Well the reel him in attitude took over :o...I had planned on keeping 15-16 mph for the duration but ended up pulling the last ten mile at 18-20...I was dead by the time I reached the Jax trail head and after a short 10 minute conversation and gatorade refill I was back on the trail..The trip back to Baldwin was was normal cept for the squirrels who know no fear...some of them lil SOBs would not move off the trail:p..After the turn around at the Baldwin end I added up that that my distance was gonna come up short at 58 miles and I knew that by the time I reached the Jax trail head in an hour I would not want to turn around and do four miles..I figured if I rode to some place other than where the car was parked I would HAVE to ride that distance back so I took a detour onto Otis road and started riding to wherever the road took me..All in all the trip took me 4 hours and 26 minutes with 15 minutes of it being breaks..During the trip I consumed two 20oz gatorades, a 16oz water bottle, three Bananas and felt great at the end ..Face caked with salt...lol...Half hour later I was seeing spots, dizzy,shaking and severe loose bowels..I slept for about five hours and after waking I had a tender and dry pallet..Im guessing dehydration..:( My first metric century of what I hope to be many ..

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/jacksonville/139127198106763824

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.Im guessing dehydrationYeah and just plain shot - out of gas. Great place to park your bike, looks like a nice setup.

Hard to say for sure, but you might recover more gracefully by having a glass of milk after riding or something a little more substantial to eat during your rides.

Congrats on the ride. I agree you probably could use different food on the trip. Maybe PBJ sandwich or Clif bars. Be sure to eat a good meal within an hour or so after a long ride.

Congrats on your ride!

Couple minor comments - do you really need 2 panniers for that ride? All you needed to carry was a couple bananas, maybe the gatorade. If you can't manage with your pockets, at least reduce to one pannier, I swear it doesn't feel lopsided/unbalanced, I do this on my tour bike all the time. Less weight = better.

Try replacing the Gatorade with another sports drink, Heed or Cytomax are what works for me. The digestive issues might be from the Gatorade.

yeeehaw!

Oh and +1 ditch the panniers, it's not really the weight i find but the aerodynamic drag. Trunk bag?