tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post2927562515815232316..comments2023-07-03T08:13:27.582-04:00Comments on iron trish: long bike ride.Trishiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901109079578428132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post-21292162913122134552008-06-16T10:30:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:30:00.000-04:00Nice job on the ride! I am having a heck of time ...Nice job on the ride! I am having a heck of time figuring out nutrition as well. I am sticking to solids on the bike and GUs on the run for now. BUt am drinking carbopro on the bike too, can't handle gatorade. My race is Aug 10, but honestly I might be dropping down to the sprint if my swimming doesn't come together and wait for the spring to do a HIM. Not sure yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post-41096849008679111422008-06-16T13:47:00.000-04:002008-06-16T13:47:00.000-04:00Hi Trishie! I'm taking sports nutrition right now ...Hi Trishie! I'm taking sports nutrition right now and learning all kinds of things about eating and timing. Our prof. said just this morning that sports drinks are really all you should need <i>during</i> an event and then more info on the grams of carbs to have 3-4 hours before and 60 minutes before. We can chat about it if you want :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post-43812079301349095492008-06-16T15:08:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:08:00.000-04:00hi trishie..thats the beauty of it all...you can e...hi trishie..thats the beauty of it all...you can experiment and see what works for you....<br><br>your training is going very well and good job on the 1 mile bay challenge..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post-50105181451081715402008-06-17T08:35:00.000-04:002008-06-17T08:35:00.000-04:00Hi trishie!!! I have to say that for your first la...Hi trishie!!! I have to say that for your first lake swim you did an AMAZING job!!! good for you!!! you should be proud! <br><br>-RhodeyGirl (irbas21)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post-5008653050808823072008-06-17T13:43:00.000-04:002008-06-17T13:43:00.000-04:00Hey Trish, I saw your comment on Kath's blog and h...Hey Trish, I saw your comment on Kath's blog and her response. From experience and from my coaches experience I have to wholeheartedly disagree with the assertion that you could only drink sport drinks on a long ride. Granted 42 miles isn't super long but it'd take you about 43 hours and 3 hours without any solid food is not a good thing. Add to that the fact that you want to train the way you would race. When racing you have to get off the bike and run-running on a stomach full of sports drink is a sure way to puke or just feel plain icky.<br><br>During the Ironman last year, I was unable to eat my solid food because I got a really bad stomach cramp-it led to massive diarrhea on the run-really not fun. <br><br>The great thing about being on a bike is the fact that you're not jiggling that much so your stomach can hold down nutrition. My coach's recommendation was to replace 1/2 to 3/4 of your calories burned during the bike ride while on the bike-if you could replace 100%, you'd be in even better shape, but again you have to think about your stomach jiggling during the run and keeping all of that down. Liquid for all those calories, is not going to work or satiate you.<br><br>Keep trying stuff, I use Shot Blocks, cut up Luna Bars, and peanut butter and honey sandwiches. I also use carbopro (ick-make sure it's super cold-I put ice cubes in it and refrigerate it over night.<br><br>I've also seen people use pretzels (the salt helps), potato chips (really!-carbs, fat, and salt), bagels, and bananas. My coach had each of those things on many of our long rides last year.<br><br>I hope that helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351958271297669176.post-69132749783674254512008-06-18T18:48:00.000-04:002008-06-18T18:48:00.000-04:00i read, i read! you are doing great, rockstar twin...i read, i read! you are doing great, rockstar twinnie :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com