Originally Posted by
kbarch
but unfortunately it was another hour and a half before I got a good opportunity to sit down and eat. It was also nearly two hours after I left the house that we even started the ride.
Then you needed to have your smoothie and tall glass of water before you left ... and on the way, drink a bottle of water and maybe nibble on a small packet of salted almonds, then have a banana when you arrive.
And then start in with the granola bars (or oatmeal-raisin cookies or apple pastries or whatever you like) once an hour as described above. Plus lots of water.
And when you finish the ride, drink when you finish and are standing around chatting, then drink more on the way home. You might also consider having a bag of potato chips in the car for the ride home. They are full of electrolytes (and calories).