Food and drink advice for med. - long rides

[Omario7]

150km in four weeks time and you're going to start training on Tuesday..?

Can I also ask - please - can you stop typing like a gangsta...? innit bro....

I cudnt train Durin this last mth thats y i'm startin now. Btw, hav u read anythin re: guns, gangs, drugs, or anything relatin to thug life, in any of my previous msgs? My style of writin is 'shorthand'. I use it as its quik and easy, esp. On my ifone. Pls accept my sincerest apologies if i'v unintentially offended u in any way ...bro...init

 

[black'n'yellow]

I cudnt train Durin this last mth thats y i'm startin now. Btw, hav u read anythin re: guns, gangs, drugs, or anything relatin to thug life, in any of my previous msgs? My style of writin is 'shorthand'. I use it as its quik and easy, esp. On my ifone. Pls accept my sincerest apologies if i'v unintentially offended u in any way ...bro...init

sorry, what..?

 

[Hip Priest]

I usually have 750ml of water and 750ml of electrolyte drink. I have a swig of drink every 5 miles and a little something to eat every 10 miles (half a banana, half a flapjack, a handful of jelly sweets). Usually keeps the energy levels up. Everyone's different.

 

[MrJamie]

For drinks it depends how much I sweat, in winter i barely need a water bottle on hot days like today i sweat a huge amount and usually take 1 bottle water 1 bottle high5 or similar and often need more. I dont bother with any special food, today I had sandwiches in the middle of my ride but on longer rides I usually keep a big bag of jelly babies in the saddlebag ready for their heads to be bitten off should I need energy.

 

[The Brewer]

Pasta the night before and a £1 bag of Haribo seems to work for me

 

[Omario7]

I usually have 750ml of water and 750ml of electrolyte drink. I have a swig of drink every 5 miles and a little something to eat every 10 miles (half a banana, half a flapjack, a handful of jelly sweets). Usually keeps the energy levels up. Everyone's different.

For drinks it depends how much I sweat, in winter i barely need a water bottle on hot days like today i sweat a huge amount and usually take 1 bottle water 1 bottle high5 or similar and often need more. I dont bother with any special food, today I had sandwiches in the middle of my ride but on longer rides I usually keep a big bag of jelly babies in the saddlebag ready for their heads to be bitten off should I need energy.

Thnx Mr Jamie

 

[Omario7]

I usually have 750ml of water and 750ml of electrolyte drink. I have a swig of drink every 5 miles and a little something to eat every 10 miles (half a banana, half a flapjack, a handful of jelly sweets). Usually keeps the energy levels up. Everyone's different.

Thnx HP...

 

[Omario7]

Pasta the night before and a £1 bag of Haribo seems to work for me

Cheers Brewer

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

This is a forum. Not a text message!!! You aren't limited to 130 characters here

 

[vickster]

I cudnt train Durin this last mth thats y i'm startin now. Btw, hav u read anythin re: guns, gangs, drugs, or anything relatin to thug life, in any of my previous msgs? My style of writin is 'shorthand'. I use it as its quik and easy, esp. On my ifone. Pls accept my sincerest apologies if i'v unintentially offended u in any way ...bro...init

It might be 'quik' but it's hard to read if you are over 12 years of age I expect you'd get more answers if you made the effort to write in full - doesn't an iPhone have predictive text or a spellcheck? I presume you aren't expected to write properly at work...or school then? Or perhaps you are rather older and just taking the p***

Anything oats based is good - porridge before riding, flapjacks during, and jellybabies for sugar and because they are yummy. That sort of ride on no training, I think you may need more than oats however, especially if it's hot!

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Quick thought on this one,what should a diabetic eat & drink on a longer ride?

 

[black'n'yellow]

Quick thought on this one,what should a diabetic eat & drink on a longer ride?

Nah, you're mis-reading the tone of this thread. The question you need to ask is:

"wht shud a dibtik eatndrnk ona lngr ryd..?"

 

[ushills]

Fig rolls!!

Electrolyte drink, stops the ead'ache.

 

[Hip Priest]

Thnx HP...

No worries. Another top tip is to carry more food than you think you'll need. Then you'll have something in reservr in case you bonk.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I always carry a Condom in case I'm gonna bonk on a ride ....

Regarding txt speak ... with respect, if you're expecting people to take time replying to you, please invest the time to write the question properly.