My nutrition for K2 and Taupowas as follows:

Two bottles sports drink at full concentration (Horleys Replace or Leppin Enduro Booster in my case) plus two bottles plain water. Food was energy bars cut into portion sizes (equivalent carbs to 1/4 powerbar) and a bag of wine gums (jelly beans just as good). Also 6+ gels according to estimated time. Substitute the two water bottles for a camelback if you like the camel thing. For more than 5 hours I will bung the food into a top tube food bag thingy.

In each hour divided into 15 minute chunks I consume:

15 mins - 1/4 bottle sports drink
30 mins - bar portion + up to 1/4 bottle water
45 mins - 1/4 bottle sports drink
60 mins - 5 lollies + up to 1/4 bottle water

I heave the first two bottles when they are empty (at a drink station being a tidy kiwi) and refill the remaining two with water when I get the chance. Then I drink gels and water instead of the sports drink for the remainder of the event.

Following the clock and volumes strictly means you don't forget to drink which helps stave off dehydration and keeps the fuel going in. And always consuming either sports drink or food + water means you are always taking in electrolytes and that helps avoid hyponatremia.

Whatever you do, practice using the method you decide on for a long ride to be sure the mix agrees with your system so you don't end up looking for a dunny or a bush unexpectedly.

I'm prepared to be contradicted, I know bugger all about the mechanics of nutrition and am just following a sports nutritionists advice.

Bluddy 'ell vette. You spend more time shoving things in your gob than pedalling. ;)

If I followed that though I'm sure I wouldn't bonk at the top of Tawonga Gap the first time through. Don;t have time to test your theory but I rekon I might suck it and see anyway. Thanks. :D

I cycle therefore I eat

I'm bored. No racing is not good, no fun.

I've come to appreciate that the two gloomiest places on the earth are Melbourne and Gosford. Gosford is so pathetic that even when it's sunny it feels like it might rain. On the weekend I brought my wife down to look for somewhere to stay 11 years ago it pissed down constantly. Seems like its been pissing down ever since. But on the upside I've learnt how to get soggy kit dry. Bonus.

Wish I was back in sunny Newcastle. :cry:

well its raining here too. So im redoing my hubs tomorrow

Haha!

uni offers out in about 10min. Any other Aussies (in this forum) applying for uni this year?

In my country, everyone has an opportunity to go to uni. I'm sad for Australia.

how? explain? As far as i know the US has never had free uni, like we used to have back in the '70s :(

It's not free, but no one is excluded. It's not like there's only so many places.

I cant believe this, the bit in the UAC site i want has gone down! Upgrade your servers!

What, you weren't expecting a crash?

well i thought UAC would have had their act together like the HSC results sites did.

finally got though, i got want i expected. Bachelor of Economics at Newy.
Im happy

:beer:

What school did you graduate from?

Newcastle High! great school

Congrats Kott3r!

Jock, you should have come round and particpated in bulk bike measurement & Jelly Babies with Professor C!

I think I found the answer to "Who is the best hung team in the peloton"

that, or they are really sponsoring bananas and not packing heat :D

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Macca, how does your third leg compete with Kaiku, we know you have a lovely set of legs :D :p


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DET NSW has its act together when it comes to bandwidth, servers, and dB architecture. UAC is, after all, only a bunch of gits who don't know how to spell 'CORE DUMP' who just happen to be sponsored by professorial **** who can't see the wood for the fine greenery that often gets into their wallets. :lol:

thunder, please stop interrupting "Little Brittain" with inane and childish gutter humour

Didn't get an invite. It would have given me great pleasure to record your measurements :rolleyes:

whoa little britain, a much better show was on then. Much better than repeats of little britain 9which i have the dvds of it anyway.)

Can anyone guess what the show was? It starred a lot of eye candy

"Biggest Loser" :roflmao:

nope.

New topic.
How do you pop wheelies? Its been something ive never been able to do on a bike.

im going to bed