Originally Posted by
challaday
I bonked Saturday about mile 55 into a 60 miler. Unfortunately, it was at the base of a 6%, 300 foot climb up to the plateau that I live on. I've bonked a few times, and I never feel it coming until it happens. I get the shivers, a huge stomach ache, and my heartrate never went over 140 during the climb, which went at a laborious 4mph. I usually go up that climb at about 12-13mph.
I wish it had been just a bonk, as in a reaction to losing steam after a long ride. This was definitely no bonk given that I was less than 6 miles into the ride. And I had a burger with mac salad just before! I was feeling great up until that moment, then pop I went. It's a weird feeling. Body goes into shock and just shuts down. I can only blame my over-enthusiasm. Coincidentally, I had just read Floyd Landis' book the night before, and I watched a re-run of his infamous 2006 TdF stage 17 comeback ride on DVD earlier that morning. (I forgot to mention that part of the story in the initial OP) My luck was not experiencing Floyd's stage 17, but stage 16 instead
Originally Posted by
Hammertoe
(re 80 degrees) I stopped there...
Excellent. An added bonus reaction.