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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
Good points K, I’d just really stress what you said about nutrition.
Fuel regularly with simple sugars, several times an hour, right from the beginning. Don’t have a peanut butter sandwich half way through, fats and proteins in the middle of exercise aren’t the best. Sports chews, gels, and carb mix in the water work well, but there’s good cheaper options as well. Regular fruit gummies, stroopwaffles, honey and maple syrup are effective, and have some 3-4 times an hour if you’re working hard.
If you fuel well you’ll feel stronger longer.
The other thing is just working your way up to the longer distances. Your body will get used to the longer time on the bike and you won’t be as sore after you’ve done a few.
Oh, and go do the Bow Valley parkway end to end, it’s a beautiful 100kms on fantastic pavement.
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When I did the RTCC, I had my top tube bag full of gummy bears and I would just snack on them as I went.
I want to do a 100K but I couldn't convince any friends to start road biking this year, plus they couldn't even buy bikes at all and my only concern is if get into a break down or puncture while I'm in a remote area as I've tried replacing my tube before at home and just couldn't do it and had to go to a shop.
Maybe it's time to go tubeless for solo riding safety?