mark ellis Posted March 15, 2010 Share Rode Babas 70km on Sunday, Bonked like I have never before in my life!!!! Had a very easy week training with just a gym session on Monday and a 45 min Spin session on the Thursday. Carbo loaded from Thursday. First 30 km was terrible, had no legs or energy. then finally came right for a while but then bonked hard last 10km.I had an energy bar just before the start, could this have caused my glocose (or what ever) levels to go all over?? Did I do too little during the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted March 15, 2010 Share My guess is the energy bar right before the start. Its never a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark ellis Posted March 15, 2010 Share that is what I was thinking, ahh well, school fees paid I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted March 15, 2010 Share Any sugary drink/food right before a race is a bad idea. It causes a sudden spike in blood insulin, and this inhibites your body's ability to burn fat at an early stage of the race. You need a good fat/glycogen burn ratio to sustain an extended effort. Otherwise you last max 2hours...if you are very fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrsnapln Posted March 15, 2010 Share Is this really the place to discuss bonking schoolgirls...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svm3000 Posted March 15, 2010 Share how much do you cycle/train during the week , maybee you are training too little and wanting to race too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNOSE_E Posted March 15, 2010 Share Was also hot on Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark ellis Posted March 15, 2010 Share how much do you cycle/train during the week ' date=' maybee you are training too little and wanting to race too much [/quote'] Ride an average of about 5 hours during a normal week, but only got in about 2 the week before and then just the one session the week before the race. Most I have riden in training though is about 55km, guess not really ideal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 15, 2010 Share My guess is the energy bar right before the start. Its never a good idea. I don't understand why you say this?? Please explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 15, 2010 Share Mark, I bet you have a cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted March 15, 2010 Share My guess is the energy bar right before the start. Its never a good idea. I don't understand why you say this?? Please explain I did in my second post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 15, 2010 Share My guess is the energy bar right before the start. Its never a good idea. I don't understand why you say this?? Please explain I did in my second post. Sorry, did not see, I didn't know that, I guess it is not a good thing to down a gel just before the race.?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted March 15, 2010 Share Sorry' date=' did not see, I didn't know that, I guess it is not a good thing to down a gel just before the race.??[/quote'] Gels are different (most in any case). They do not provide an insulin spike like you would get from a sugary substance. In actual fact you will notice that most gel consumption must start prior to the race start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted March 15, 2010 Share Sorry' date=' did not see, I didn't know that, I guess it is not a good thing to down a gel just before the race.??[/quote']Gels are different (most in any case). They do not provide an insulin spike like you would get from a sugary substance. In actual fact you will notice that most gel consumption must start prior to the race start. Please explain this. Any gel is still a carbohydrate. How will these sugars be transported in to the system without a sudden insulin spike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 15, 2010 Share OK, so I'm save with my WASP before the race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted March 15, 2010 Share You normally have enough energy reserves for 1 hour of racing. So you should start eating about 30 minutes into the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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