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AG: Do as I say, not as I do
On Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:40:44 +0000, Ivan Shmakov
wrote: John B writes: On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 23:48:38 -0300, Joy Beeson wrote: What I say: Take the first sip of water as you are rolling out the driveway. It sets the proper rhythm, and lets you know you forgot to clean your bottle while you can still go back and do something about it. What I do: Last Saturday I was well beyond the bridge before I learned that I had to go back and swap half a bottle of very sour tea for a full bottle of chilled water. (I drank the tea -- diluted with plain tea -- on Thursday.) I ain't abuyin' no more opaque water bottles. [...] What I do is the night before a ride I mix my drinks, in this weather two 1/2 litre bottles, in the hot season, four, and put one in the fridge and one in the freezer, in the hot season on in the in the fridge and three in the freezer. Which gives me "coldish" drink over about a four or five hour ride. It isn't a perfect solution as the bottles do warm up a bit but is better then nothing. In really hot weather I stop at 7-11 stores - there is one at nearly every gas station - and buy bottles of cold water and mix them with any leftover drink that I happen to have. In a tropical climate I find that some sort of "sports drink" containing at least salt is pretty well mandatory. Or, at least my experience drinking bottled water on a 50 km ride in 95 - 100 degree weather was very debilitating compared with the same ride using a sports drink. Interesting. I typically take two 1.5 liter bottles of mineral water (a specific local brand) for a 5 to 9 hours ride. This summer, I had to buy one more along the way once, but with about 80 km covered (or so is my estimate), that was probably my lengthiest trip so far. My usual "Sunday Ride" will be between 50 and 70 km and I often weigh myself before and after riding and have assumed that a 1 - 2% loss in weight is normal for me. Whether it is, in fact, I can't comment but on the occasional days when it is more then, say 2%, I feel more tired then on days when it is less. I saw no need to cool my drinks, even though the temperature here in summer does reach 80-100 F. (One trip this summer, the water felt almost hot. Never thought of it as an issue.) It isn't an issue but it does seem much nicer to be drinking something cold in warm weather and something warm in cold weather. Although I've seen little cold weather in the past 40 years :-) Also, as caffeine narrows blood vessels, I'm unsure if I'd like to try mixing tea and pretty much any serious physical activity. In spring or fall, one bottle is usually enough, but I still take another just in case. (And for winter walks, I take one 0.5 liter bottle instead, as it's what fits nicely in the inner pocket of my winter jacket.) -- Cheers, John B. |
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