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Old 10-03-04 | 08:30 PM
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Hitchy
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Bikes: how long have you got?

Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Have you got the eating thing sorted out? I would have no idea. I reckon that'd be tricky becasue it would surely take some practise to get it right, let alone get it right on one of your first long races -- or have you done one before?

G'day,

gunna sit down tonight & work thru it. I'm trying to have 70 to 80 gms of carbs per hour. The problem is being able to carry it & actually eat it......I can't see to many opportunities to eat in the first couple o' hours, (can't chew & breathe at 60kmh!!!) so it's gunna be a balancing act. 1st feed station at 100km then the next at 230km......so assuming I'm there by the time the sun goes down.....multiply the number of carbs needed x my birthdate, takeawy the number you first thought of......divided by the number of teeth on the big ring.......add a little for the number of p!ss stops...take away the fine for crossing double lines X 3.........should be about right I reckon!..........the boys are already talking about stopping at every junk food drive thru between Warnie & melb on the way back!......do you think it's possible to do melb- warnie & actually put on weight?

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