35 miles & cramped up! What's all that about...?

[deptfordmarmoset]

Cramp is normally due to insufficient salt too, consider taking something on your ride that has a little salt input. Some riders even suggest putting a small amount in your drink, but I've never been able to think of anything more vile! Check the statistics of your food you bring with you, some biscuits may help.

I almost always put a small pinch of salt into my lime juice cordial concoction - I can't taste it and it seems to have cured the cramps that I suddenly started getting last year after quite short rides.

 

[screenman]

300 watts on return leg, some of the countries top testers would be pleased with that on your training mileage. Certainly would get you under the hour for a 25.

 

[Cosmicned]

300 watts on return leg, some of the countries top testers would be pleased with that on your training mileage. Certainly would get you under the hour for a 25.

Well I don't think I'm quite in that league I may have got my numbers slightly adrift- but given the headwind speed of around 15mph, (I was cycling round the edge of an airfield- flat as a pancake & no bloomin' wind breaks anywhere) my weight (considerable) the weight of my bike (18lbs) & my average speed of about 15 - 16mph it came up with around 300 watts... come to think of it I don't think that's right either... who cares... me LEGS BLOODY HURT....!!!

 

[apollo179]

Least you didnt cramp up on route - nothing worse than lying twitching in the gutter palarlysed by pain.
Salts + fluids.