[OrRando] Nutrition

[Jim Bronson]

I could probably do fine on normal solid food doing a 600K in the dead
of winter (well, at least what passes for winter down here in
Texas...I did a 300K on 12/16/06 that featured a high temp of 83F) but
when it's hot outside and the humidity is pushing the limits, such as
on our Houston Randonneurs May 5th 600K, more technologically advanced
nutrition and hydration solutions are required.

You could literally die if you aren't careful about it.  Heat
exhaustion, heat stroke and hyponatremia are very real issues that
IMHO demand scientific solutions.  Plain water doesn't cut it as that
can lead to hyponatremia and OTC gatorade upsets my stomach so that is
out.  Food can be hard to keep down when your body is working so hard
too.

Will be interesting to see how it works out on the 1000K, I expect it
could be hot east of the Gorge until somewhere in Idaho.  Of course,
the last time I was in Spokane, it was rainy and miserably cold and
that was in June.  I will try to prepare for any eventuality.

regards,
Jim
Austin, TX

On 5/23/07, Michael Ford <mcford100 at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> I don't know, guys. This whole "liquid diet" thing seems to veer way beyond
> the definition of randonneuring (at least _my_ definition of randonneuring)
> and perilously close to the domain of ultra-distance racing, or something.
> To me, part of the pleasure of long-distance, self-supporting cycling is to
> be able to pop into that out-of-the way greasy spoon and sample some
> blueberry pie, or stop by a nearby Subway and get a six-incher with extra
> jalapenos. Even a brown banana out of a jersey pocket is, for me, 100 times
> preferable to a bottle of some packaged, powdered, chemical Franken-drink,
> and a simple 50/50 mixture of water and calcium-fortified OJ has probably
> 90% of the benefits of a commercial sports drink, lacking perhaps only the
> added protein (which I can get much more pleasurably from a peanut-butter
> sandwich in a ziploc bag).
>
> Of course the key to successfully assimilating solid foods while riding is
> to nibble constantly, rather than eat an actual "meal" at any one time.
>
> That said, I often bring along drink powders and/or packages of gel for
> supplements or emergencies. I rarely use them, however, and often end up
> throwing them away simply for reasons of expired shelf life. Somehow,
> randonneurs survived quite nicely without these products for a hundred years
> or so. Unless I qualify for RAAM (not!), I really don't see a need for them.
>
> Mike
> www.michaelcurtisford.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: daveread at comcast.net
> To: Oregon area Randonneurs
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [OrRando] Nutrition
>
>
> Hi Ray, I used to suffer from the sour stomach syndrome on 600K+ rides.  I
> have found the following things helpful for me (your mileage may vary).
>
> 1) Staying away from simple sugars like Coke, candy, cookies, etc. (although
> I make an exception for chocolate milk).
> 2) Limiting my intake of sports bars like cliff bars and power bars.  I
> still eat them but I try to mix them in with other stuff.
> 3) Taking a zantac or something similar if my stomach starts to feel
> strange.  Peptobysmil tablets have helped too.
> 4) Hammer Gel and Perpetum work well for me but I have been thinking about
> trying spitz.
> 5) Eating good nutritious solid foods and staying away from fast/junk food.
> 6) I tried the liquid diet thing but found I just stayed too hungry even
> with enough calories.
> 7) Hot coffee can sometimes cause me problems.
>
> Hope that helps.  Dave Read
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Ray Ogilvie" <Lochmond at msn.com>
>
>  I would like to convert my mostly solid food diet
> to mostly liquid for Brevets of 300k or more.
>  What products work best?
>  I also suffer from sour/ upset stomach at about
> the same distance (300k).
>  Any suggestions?
>
>  Thanks.
>  Ray O.
>
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