So, today was 90 mile day. What a day it was. Beautiful weather, but appropriately windy, which is what I was looking for. I wanted to feel what it was like to ride in Florida....the humidity was not there, but the sun and wind was! It was a really good ride..and yet again, i learn something new. I still need to figure out how to get in more calories, especially at the end of the first 50 leading into and continuing into the second 56....I just don't feel like drinking...I hate chews, blocks and gus...so what's a girl to do?? I did take in applesauce twice, but its only total 120 calories...I figured I burned 3005 (Garmin with HR) and only took in about 1200..if that....
I learned that the ready made Infinite is good if I make it...but not so much if you use the pouches...so that's something...
I did take in 4 shot blocks with no untoward effects - so that's something...though I couldn't do them for long....Mairead took in 6 packages of them... NOT! haha..
I also was interested in trying this new Mag-nificent gel/spray that is supposed to stop cramps immediately....but they wanted too much money + a initiation fee.....SO..... I decided to take my magnesium gel pills and open them and spread it on my crampy parts....so I did this before the bike....I was starting to really feel the tiredness on the way in at 50, so I applied more..and LOW and BEHOLD..absolutely no cramping today. Now..was it just that we did no hills?, the weather?, the electrolytes or the "poor man's magnesium gel?"...who's to say, but I think I"ll continue anyway....why mess with what seems to work...=)
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