The Tour de France is really what inspired me to try it - the guys go hard one day, then get back on their bike and do it all again the next. I had never ridden long two days in a row, so figured I would see what it was like.
Sunday: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/42693072 (106.8 km)
Monday: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/42869674 (105.0 km)
The keys to going back-to-back:
- Stay out of the red - keep the power smooth and steady, no big bursts
- Hydrate - I drank around 3 liters of Gatorade each day (just under 1 liter/hour)
- Calories on the bike - Gatorade, bananas... I even ate sour soothers (which I don't really suggest, but mmm!!!).
- Calories off the bike - Right after the first day, I made sure I had a big glass of chocolate milk and a bunch of carby snacks. The rest of the day looked pretty much like the day before a long race, lots of small carby snacks and carb-heavy lunch/dinner. I also made sure to re-hydrate by drinking a lot of water.
All in all, a success!
Next up, century ride. This will be my 5th 160km (6th if you include the 180k ride at Ironman!), so looking forward to tackling the big distance again.
2 comments:
You sir are an animal! I did a 60k today and it nearly killed me, well not really the ride but the cars and the fumes in Toronto certainly took their tole.
Riding in Toronto nearly killed me, too... got hit by a truck a couple of years ago!
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