During an energy-hogging ride it doesn't seem to matter how you eat.
Your body is desperately looking for available calories, probably at a
rate faster than you can digest them and make them available. 200 cal.
per hour is probably all one should eat while riding to maintain the
energy flow. A friend of mine does many centuries and double centuries
per year. He is 53 years old, gaunt, and subsists on alarming
quantities of raw vegetables while riding. He has the energy of a 25
year old. But when he takes a break on the side of the road, his number
one craving is those hot Fritos. He shamelessly snarfs down those and
all sorts of other nasty things like Cup O' Noodles and cookies, etc.
Not very Paleo, but he's working so hard that he's burning those
calories while idling. Post ride, he gets back to the proteins, with
some carbs, and is quite satisfied; I don't think he ends the ride with
a 4,000 calorie refuel. I can't say it sounds as fun or rewarding as a
spaghetti feed or a BBQ with all the goodies, but he seems to do this
effortlessly.
Personally, I'm all for pizza and beer after the ride...
On 8/14/2011 5:30 PM, reynoldslugs wrote:
Sorry to resuscitate a dying thread, but here goes:
I like the way the Taubes/Paleo makes me feel - -won't rehash.
Problem I have is long rides - - 4 to 12 hours. I have not figured
out the "Taubesian" foods work to keep you going during the ride, or
how to handle that feeling of post-ride starvation.
What do you eat during the ride, and how do you handle the post-ride
meal?
I don't think I should be putting Candy Bars in my Candy Bar Bag, but
hard boiled eggs and raw broccoli aren't getting me through the long
days.
Any suggestions?
Thanks. I know this post is not really Rivendell related, and the
"Candy Bar Bag" humor is weak.
RL
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