Charvel Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 One of my friends and I went for a MTB ride early December last year out past Fourways Mall to Northern Farms and back. I was recovering (well, I thought that I have fully recovered) from an illness and I bonked badly on the way back and thereafter! We left just before 10am (and it was a scorcher of a day) and with about 12km to go, I ran out of water. As we came in on William Nicol, I stopped at the Exel garage where I filled up on some water, and my buddy had to physically push me the last 3 km home! That whole thing aggrevated my illness and I was booked off work for 3 days (not too bad) and booked off from riding my bike for two weeks (seriously bad!). Hope I never have to go through that again! Charvel2010-01-07 03:22:40
skaduwee Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Regularly go out on "Bonk rides".... ? Empty stomach.? Strong cup of tar coffee.? Ride as hard as you can until you _____puke/fall over/die/phone a friend.____ (Pick one) ? Very good training. ? The alternative to this?is to get married. ? Both EXCELLANT methods to teach your body to endure grueling' date=' death defying circumstances!!!! ? ? ?[/quote'] I think i've become pro at puking. Why do i always want to puke when pushing hard anyways?
swiss Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Cycling for a only a few months now, I thought it gets better and better ........... thanks!
Guest Iron Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Two kinds of endurance athletes ....<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Those who have hit the wall/bonked and those who still will And once it happens you will know and you will make sure it never happens again.
Charvel Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Two kinds of endurance athletes .... Those who have hit the wall/bonked and those who still will And once it happens you will know and you will make sure it never happens again. Very true! Before I've bonked I always read people talking about not being able to finish a trail or race etc. and thought to myself "That'll never happen to me!". Famous last thought and I have vowed to never have to go through that AGAIN! But that's just part of the journey I guess...
Slowbee Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Two kinds of endurance athletes .... Those who have hit the wall/bonked and those who still will And once it happens you will know and you will make sure it never happens again. ok in some seriousness - why? why dont you just make sure it never happens? Why do you need to bonk to make sure you dont do it again ?
Tumbleweed Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Two kinds of endurance athletes .... Those who have hit the wall/bonked and those who still will And once it happens you will know and you will make sure it never happens again.ok in some seriousness - why? why dont you just make sure it never happens? Why do you need to bonk to make sure you dont do it again ? seriously, sometimes people just forget to eat and drink.
Andyr249 Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Bonking is like falling. It WILL happen some time!As for the person asking about Contador's bonking - if I remember correctly it was in the Paris - Nice. Contador was overall leader and didn't eat causing him to bonk and ultimately lose the race.
TNT1 Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Two kinds of endurance athletes .... Those who have hit the wall/bonked and those who still will And once it happens you will know and you will make sure it never happens again. ok in some seriousness - why? why dont you just make sure it never happens? Why do you need to bonk to make sure you dont do it again ? You can never be 100% sure it wont happen. Once the available fuel for your body to burn drops below a certain point, you will hit the wall. You can do your best to ensure it never happens, but it can be influenced by factors other than just eating enough.
daggavis Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 ever bonked on the Parys Roubaix (cratercruise)?It was 34 degrees in the shade and there was no shade..no flippen trees in the freestates..i could hardly peddle in my granny gear on the flat just after the railway crossing close to the finish..
Spinnekop Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 ok in some seriousness - why? why dont you just make sure it never happens? Why do you need to bonk to make sure you dont do it again ? Because Murphy is a Ninja!
milky4130 Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 in some instances we just dont realise our bodies cant handle it for that period and duration of intensity, sometimes we just forget, those that have bonked i'm sure will never let it happen again.....intentionally.
Slowbee Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 ok in some seriousness - why? why dont you just make sure it never happens? Why do you need to bonk to make sure you dont do it again ? Because Murphy is a Ninja! but does he have nun chuka's ?
Slowbee Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 in some instances we just dont realise our bodies cant handle it for that period and duration of intensity' date=' sometimes we just forget, those that have bonked i'm sure will never let it happen again.....intentionally.[/quote'] , its never intentionall !
TNT1 Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 in some instances we just dont realise our bodies cant handle it for that period and duration of intensity' date=' sometimes we just forget, those that have bonked i'm sure will never let it happen again.....intentionally.[/quote'] , its never intentionall ! So this dude has issues, is what you mean? Regularly go out on "Bonk rides".... Empty stomach. Strong cup of tar coffee. Ride as hard as you can until you _____puke/fall over/die/phone a friend.____ (Pick one) Very good training.
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