First century completed....chuffed!
Discussion
dave0010 said:
Question, does it still count as a century ride if you stop at say a cafe for some food? I want to push myself now to complete 100 miles but thats probably around 4000 calories used to do so. I know my body would suffer from this no matter how many orios and flapjack I have. Could I do say 50/60 miles, have a break then the other half an it still count as one ride?
Yea I stopped for about 20mins to buy some gels at about 55miles. Then stopped for 5mins at 85 miles for a pee and to swap bottles over.Chap I know of did 100miles in 4hrs dead yesterday in a race!! Stuff that!
Gilhooligan said:
Good effort OP. I'm relatively new to cycling, currently done about 300 miles. Biggest ride so far is 35 miles, but never took any food/ drink with me as I never intended to go very far but got a bit caried away! What food do people eat whilst out on a bigger ride?
Bananas, Soreen, Flapjack: anything easy to carry and eat. Don't be fooled with talk of energy gels: largely pointless unless you're racing.Jimbo. said:
http://road.cc/content/news/117881-record-breaking...
81 miles A DAY, for a year. No energy gels or carbon fibre back then
Good, but not as good as Tommy Godwin. Averaged 204 miles a day for 16 months and did 100,000 miles in the process. On a heavy steel bike. And a vegetarian diet.81 miles A DAY, for a year. No energy gels or carbon fibre back then
Bonkers.
okgo said:
I rarely ride beyond 50 miles solo as it's mind numbly dull.
Likewise. Anything between 100km and 100m is simply another number and if you're solo it's boring and I just want to get home.100m is worth ticking off the list but otherwise I'd rather do 50 and go do something else.
dave0010 said:
Question, does it still count as a century ride if you stop at say a cafe for some food? I want to push myself now to complete 100 miles but thats probably around 4000 calories used to do so. I know my body would suffer from this no matter how many orios and flapjack I have. Could I do say 50/60 miles, have a break then the other half an it still count as one ride?
You won't use 4000 calories during a century. Maybe a bit less than half of that.Eat well the night before, have a good breakfast and then, after 50 miles, have a few dates or some other calorific bites every ten miles and maybe a gel for the last 10-15. You'll be fine. And Make sure you keep hydrated.
Joey Ramone said:
You won't use 4000 calories during a century. Maybe a bit less than half of that.
Depends on what you are using to measure/estimate your calorie use...Ride 1 - 51.7 miles, 5,387 feet climbed, Av Sp 11.8mph - Strava/Garmin calorie estimate = 1,981
Ride 2 - 78.6 miles, 5,535 feet climbed, Av Sp 13.7mph - Strava/Garmin calorie estimate = 2,760
Ride 3 - 59.6 miles, 3,612 feet climbed, Av Sp 14.5mph - Strava/Garmin calorie estimate = 2,175
...to be honest, I can't see a pattern forming, despite everything but the route being the same for all three rides. I kind of expected the hillier rides to be more calorie 'hungry', whereas from this small sample it seems that it ain't necessarily so. But then again, these are only estimates (possibly based on weight/height too, so individual results will vary).
Edited by yellowjack on Monday 5th May 21:41
Joey Ramone said:
Good, but not as good as Tommy Godwin. Averaged 204 miles a day for 16 months and did 100,000 miles in the process. On a heavy steel bike. And a vegetarian diet.
Bonkers.
And he did some stupid milage during 2 months in the summer, one ride was circa 300 miles wasn't it?Bonkers.
Longest I have done is 75km, I have another 75km next Sunday, a 84mile sportive (wiggle Newbury) in July and then ride london in August. I could attempt the 125mile route in Newbury but would rather do my first century in London for charity.
Will see how that goes just trying to fit in the training/milage around 2 kids and 13 hour working days!
Good effort OP.
ALawson said:
Joey Ramone said:
Good, but not as good as Tommy Godwin. Averaged 204 miles a day for 16 months and did 100,000 miles in the process. On a heavy steel bike. And a vegetarian diet.
Bonkers.
And he did some stupid milage during 2 months in the summer, one ride was circa 300 miles wasn't it?...Bonkers.
In July 1939 Tommy rode 361 miles in one day (his greatest single day's riding) and over a single fortnight he rode 4046 miles, including FIVE SUCCESSIVE TRIPLE CENTURIES!
To put it into perspective, he did all that on a bike which weighed 14kg, with four speed hub gear gears, and a dynamo.
For a feature in the February issue of Cycling Plus, Jamie Wilkins and Raleigh marketing manager Ben Hillsdon rode 205 miles (Tommy Goodwin's daily average
) from Bath to London (Wembley) and back in a single day. They calculated the calories required, based partly on what they actually ate to maintain them on the ride. It worked out at 9039kcal for the 205 miles, with a moving average speed of 20mph. Ouch!Jimbo. said:
Bananas, Soreen, Flapjack: anything easy to carry and eat. Don't be fooled with talk of energy gels: largely pointless unless you're racing.
I'm personally finding gels very effective, if they're a good enough source of energy in a race then I don't see how they're pointless elsewhere?Personally I'd try to eat something more natural so you can benefit otherwise nutritionally - BUT if you just want fuel to keep your legs turning then gels can be effective.
thenortherner said:
I'd assume the calorie calculation on my Garmin is pretty accurate since it uses heart rate and zone, age, weight and gender to work it out.
As per the screen shot on the previous page, I used 4k cals on a century and my heart rate and intensity was still well aerobic overall.
Mine says 5000, which is possibly a bit high. BUT I'm pretty sure it will be closer to 5000 than the less than 2000 the other chap said! As per the screen shot on the previous page, I used 4k cals on a century and my heart rate and intensity was still well aerobic overall.
russy01 said:
I'm personally finding gels very effective, if they're a good enough source of energy in a race then I don't see how they're pointless elsewhere?
Personally I'd try to eat something more natural so you can benefit otherwise nutritionally - BUT if you just want fuel to keep your legs turning then gels can be effective.
A banana comes in at 100-120 calories, a chunk of Soreen 90-100ish, a gel (Torq as an example) 114. The gel costs over £1 each, the Soreen 20p, the banana (I'm guessing) a touch more. It's also highly unlikely that you'll be needing to consume said calories quickly (one advantage of gels).Personally I'd try to eat something more natural so you can benefit otherwise nutritionally - BUT if you just want fuel to keep your legs turning then gels can be effective.
Jimbo. said:
A banana comes in at 100-120 calories, a chunk of Soreen 90-100ish, a gel (Torq as an example) 114. The gel costs over £1 each, the Soreen 20p, the banana (I'm guessing) a touch more. It's also highly unlikely that you'll be needing to consume said calories quickly (one advantage of gels).
Banana is a touch less...@ 68 pence per kg, and 180 grams for a single (medium sized) 'nana, it works out at 12 pence per 'nana
...how do I know this crap? I bought a single 'Fairtrade' banana at Sainsbury's on the 26th April. It's still in the fruit bowl, with the 'weigh it yourself' barcode label on it.
Food for a longer ride? Mostly I take money, and stop off at chip shops, cafes, or buy sandwiches in garages. If I'm out and would 'miss' a meal, I try to replace it with 'proper' food. Or I'll buy sandwich bags, and take a couple of peanut butter of jam sandwiches (Graeme Obree school of nutrition
) in a jersey pocket, along with a couple of supermarket cereal bars to top it up. Wash it all down with Robinsons double concentrate, no added sugar squash, and the job's a fish. If you feel you might need a little more, take a couple of gels along. I used to, but seldom used them, so I no longer bother.yellowjack said:
Jimbo. said:
A banana comes in at 100-120 calories, a chunk of Soreen 90-100ish, a gel (Torq as an example) 114. The gel costs over £1 each, the Soreen 20p, the banana (I'm guessing) a touch more. It's also highly unlikely that you'll be needing to consume said calories quickly (one advantage of gels).
Banana is a touch less...@ 68 pence per kg, and 180 grams for a single (medium sized) 'nana, it works out at 12 pence per 'nana
...how do I know this crap? I bought a single 'Fairtrade' banana at Sainsbury's on the 26th April. It's still in the fruit bowl, with the 'weigh it yourself' barcode label on it.
Food for a longer ride? Mostly I take money, and stop off at chip shops, cafes, or buy sandwiches in garages. If I'm out and would 'miss' a meal, I try to replace it with 'proper' food. Or I'll buy sandwich bags, and take a couple of peanut butter of jam sandwiches (Graeme Obree school of nutrition
) in a jersey pocket, along with a couple of supermarket cereal bars to top it up. Wash it all down with Robinsons double concentrate, no added sugar squash, and the job's a fish. If you feel you might need a little more, take a couple of gels along. I used to, but seldom used them, so I no longer bother.On my ride I went out with a couple bars and some gels, that was it. The last thing I want to do when I'm sweating it out over the handle bars is to go crawling round a town looking for a chippy or a shop to buy a sandwich!!
I booked last Friday off with the intention of doing my first century, having done an 80 mile ride last year, but my longest one this year so far has been about 11 miles, so hadn't really put in enough prep. Still managed it, though my average speed was 15mph. Garmin went totally wrong halfway round and my route was lost, so had to improvise the last 40 miles. Glad I've done it, think 40-50 miles is about the optimum length for me in future though.
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