94.7 Cycle Challenge 2013

[Busker]

_{Was chasing a sub four, going great guns first part of the race - twenty minutes early into Witkoppen climb. Then totally bombed on the Lion Park Hill. Then a puncture on N14, after the cramp finished a very slow and tired 05h20. Every time I have my second Gu an hour or so after the first my quads totally seize - any reason why? I do train regularly, should I lay off the Gu and drink more. (I ate and drank regularly)}

Edited November 19, 2013 by Busker

[HowellingWulf]

[HowellingWulf]

[typhoon]

Had a fairly good ride on Sunday, started in D.

Pace at the start was fairly quick, thought I'd managed to stay near the front of the batch, but it must have split somewhere and was left in the 2nd D group, looking at the results i got a 35/524 batch finish, didn't think there were that many D'ers in front of me.

Quite happy with the 2h36. an improvement of 11 mins on last years first attempt.

 

Also saw the guy on his S-Works going up the hill on the N14, was suitably impressed!

 

Was only my 3rd ride with the 50mm wheels on the Trek, thankfully i didn't have anyone telling me to keep my line... you know, it's not always easy

 

Big up to the roadies in the batch who know all the warning hand signals and things, warning when a slower rider coming up on the left or right, sand, bumps, etc.

 

Also a little confused with the timing and mats and start gun thing...

Started my Bryton when the gun went off, stopped it when i crossed the line.

trip time: 2:36:01

ride time: 2:36:00

Racetec time: 2:36:32.

Not really sure how it can be longer, only reason maybe is that i see we started at 06:47:37 (according to the time on the Bryton), so give or take a couple seconds, technically they started us all 32/37 seconds "late" and still took the time as 06:47:00 start time.

 

oh well, happy with the results.

[SomeBloke]

 

http://i.imgur.com/na4xb9H.jpg

 

 

Haha, having seen about four photos of us I've realised there isn't a single one where it looks like I'm doing any work on the back of that Tandem. I swear I was pushing Christmas Tree up those hills, though.

Edited November 19, 2013 by SomeBloke

[GaryvdM]

_{Was chasing a sub four, going great guns first part of the race - twenty minutes early into Witkoppen climb. Then totally bombed on the Lion Park Hill. Then a puncture on N14, after the cramp finished a very slow and tired 05h20. Every time I have my second Gu an hour or so after the first my quads totally seize - any reason why? I do train regularly, should I lay off the Gu and drink more. (I ate and drank regularly)}

 

2 Gu's for 5 hours is way to little. What carbs/sugars did you eat/drink? If that was all, the reason your "quads totally seize" is you most certainly have bonked.

 

I know lots of people think that gu's are bad (sugar high/lows.) I find they work for me, BUT you have to consume them on a regular scheduled. They recommend every 30-45 minutes. I have one every 40 min. So I had at 0:40, 1:25, 2:05. If you only consume them when you feel low, it's too late.

 

If you are aiming for 4:00, you need 5 gu's. (This can get expensive. You can buy gu's in boxes of 24 at Dischem. They work out to about R13 each. Much cheaper than the R20 my lbs charges.)

Edited November 19, 2013 by garyvdm

[fabs]

2 Gu's for 5 hours is way to little. What carbs/sugars did you eat/drink? If that was all, the reason your "quads totally seize" is you most certainly have bonked.

 

I know lots of people think that gu's are bad (sugar high/lows.) I find they work for me, BUT you have to consume them on a regular scheduled. They recommend every 30-45 minutes. I have one every 40 min. So I had at 0:40, 1:25, 2:05. If you only consume them when you feel low, it's too late.

 

If you are aiming for 4:00, you need 5 gu's. (This can get expensive. You can buy gu's in boxes of 24 at Dischem. They work out to about R13 each. Much cheaper than the R20 my lbs charges.)

 

bonked ???? are you sure ? , maybe i'm older than you, in my time bonking meant something totally different

[Helpmytrap]

I know lots of people think that gu's are bad (sugar high/lows.)

While exercising, sugar spikes are a myth.

[Wheelsuck]

2 Gu's for 5 hours is way to little. What carbs/sugars did you eat/drink? If that was all, the reason your "quads totally seize" is you most certainly have bonked.

 

I know lots of people think that gu's are bad (sugar high/lows.) I find they work for me, BUT you have to consume them on a regular scheduled. They recommend every 30-45 minutes. I have one every 40 min. So I had at 0:40, 1:25, 2:05. If you only consume them when you feel low, it's too late.

 

If you are aiming for 4:00, you need 5 gu's. (This can get expensive. You can buy gu's in boxes of 24 at Dischem. They work out to about R13 each. Much cheaper than the R20 my lbs charges.)

I dont think GU and Cramping is related. My thinking is: How much water did u drink before and on the race, how much of that had some form of Electrolyte and Minerals. Also the heat gets to you and that combined with I am guessing here limited hydration that might have caused the cramps and not the GU.

[GaryvdM]

bonked ???? are you sure ? , maybe i'm older than you, in my time bonking meant something totally different

 

Yes, can mean what you are thinking about. I was using def number 5 from this page: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bonk : "To experience sudden and severe fatigue in an endurance sports event due to glycogen depletion."

Edited November 19, 2013 by garyvdm

[Cav']

Might use GU while busy with no. 2 aswell...

[T-Bag68]

If not mistaken, if you take Gu without the right amount of water recommended, can cause dehydration ..which can lead to cramping.... I use Hammer (Heed for around 3 hour rides and Perpetuam for longer rides) with some jub jubs and health bar for something more solid...

[Andrew Steer]

2 Gu's for 5 hours is way to little. What carbs/sugars did you eat/drink? If that was all, the reason your "quads totally seize" is you most certainly have bonked.

 

I know lots of people think that gu's are bad (sugar high/lows.) I find they work for me, BUT you have to consume them on a regular scheduled. They recommend every 30-45 minutes. I have one every 40 min. So I had at 0:40, 1:25, 2:05. If you only consume them when you feel low, it's too late.

 

If you are aiming for 4:00, you need 5 gu's. (This can get expensive. You can buy gu's in boxes of 24 at Dischem. They work out to about R13 each. Much cheaper than the R20 my lbs charges.)

:eek: Bonking is when the tank runs dry and you just can't turn over the pedals anymore, you 've hit the wall, run out of gas etc... Quads seizing up could be any of a number of things - incorrect setup/saddle height (quads doing too much work), going out to hard, pushing gears/speeds your muscles aren't up to... Edited November 19, 2013 by ChunkyMunky Lite

[GaryvdM]

Quads seizing up could be any of a number of things - incorrect setup/saddle height (quads doing too much work), going out to hard, pushing gears/speeds your muscles aren't up to...

 

Ok, my bad.

[Andrew Steer]

Ok, my bad.

No bad from your side, also just not sure what exactly the OP was talking about...

If it was cramps it would most likely be dehydration - a good energy drink always helps, you need to get water in but probably more importantly, you need to replace all the electrolytes you're losing along the route. It can also just be from riding out of your comfort zone for too long.

[Spinsei]

Don't bonk ever again.

 

Bacon and eggs and bulletproof coffee before the race, water and cold green jasmine tea (just 'cos I like it like that ) and a few nuts with ginger during. Finished about 11:00 and only felt like lunch at around 14:00.

 

Sucked that they only had coke on the finish line.

 

Check out the LCHF thread. Sharp.

 

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/125843-lchf-low-carb-high-fat-diet-ver-2/