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Actually this was in Connecticut. Previous rides I've done in New York were a lot nicer once I got north of a ridge in Yonkers about five miles from where I start - did my first century last August on what felt like a hot but not unreasonable day in Westchester then got off a train back to the city and found it still unbearable there at midnight.
Riding a century in the city defies my imagination, this will be the last year they run the event that was about that.
Riding a century in the city defies my imagination, this will be the last year they run the event that was about that.
My first year in Georgia was an eye opener. Every year in April it shoots up to the 80's and the runners and cyclists are complaining, dragging their feet, pace is way off, etc. The same thing happens in June when the temps rise to the mid 90's. The first few days are brutal. Then everyone calms down and goes about their business.
I just don't think northerners are as acclimated to the heat. That isn't an insult, just an observation. One would expect an Eskimo to be uncomfortable in the desert. I also don't think specific foods are the issue. Hydrate, pace may have to be slowed and distance shortened but ride in the heat enough and you will get used to it.
Also keep in mind that nausea is a sign of heat stress, usually related to salt depletion. Your body is rejecting food to keep blood from flowing to the stomach muscles. Instead it wants to keep blood flowing to the brain. Do anything you can to reduce the temperature of your core. Lots of cold water if you can get it. Pour water on yourself. A superlight summer jersey will help. Look into Endurolytes.
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exerci...t-exhaustion#1
https://www.medicinenet.com/heat_exhaustion/article.htm
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Shotblocks for me. I also hydrate as much as possible. And while I don't drink the stuff at any other time, if I'm suffering and I ride past a Kwik-E-Mart I'll pop in and purchase a can of Coke.
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I debated the soft-serve frozen yogurt place at my last stop, perhaps should have. I'm fine with dairy, just wasn't sure if it was the right thing in the heat. Got a frozen ice cream sandwich on an early distance ride and didn't feel it was a great choice, though occasional ice cream truck patronage on shorter rides has been nice. Perhaps next time I'll give it a try.
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I've done several 100-200 mile gravel rides in the midwest in the 80s and 90s with high humidity and a high dewpoint.
After several years I've dialed in my nutrition and hydration but I still haven't found the perfect formula. But here are some things that I have learned. They may or may not work for you.
First -- acclimatization is huge. A few weeks before my biggest ride I'll start doing some sauna training.
Second -- drinking pure water for several hours without replacing electrolytes and nutrients is a good way to go to the hospital. (See hypernatremia.) I've had three friends go to the hospital either during or directly after Dirty Kanza. I drink a drink mix now (Skratch), but fairly well diluted because sugar gets old after several hours in the heat.
Third -- sugar gets old after several hours in the heat. Have a variety of nutrition options. Savory/salty options (sweet potatoes and peanut butter, for instance) work for me. A well-timed bag of potato chips works wonders.
Fourth -- I never know exactly what my body is going to do after 100 miles and with the heat all bets are off. So I have a variety of options. I try to stick with foods that I've tried in the past and I know that my stomach will tolerate, but I usually throw one or two different things in there because who knows what's going to sound good out there? This year at Dirty Kanza I had lots of medjool dates, some Epic bars, a couple peanut butter/honey ball things, a couple mini-pies from the Feedzone Portables cookbook, and these little Rice/Ginger ball things from the Feedzone Portables cookbook. As it turned out, the Rice balls were the only thing I could choke down 8 hours into the ride, in the worst of the afternoon heat. The ginger helped calm my stomach down, apparently.
Fifth -- Your body can only digest about 250 calories/hour (plus or minus 50) and you will burn more than that, so don't try to replace calories. Just fuel. Rule of thumb I shoot for is 200-ish calories of mostly carbs every hour, with some protein every third hour.
Sixth -- this is just my stomach but I can't deal with dairy before, during, or after a ride. But especially during.
After several years I've dialed in my nutrition and hydration but I still haven't found the perfect formula. But here are some things that I have learned. They may or may not work for you.
First -- acclimatization is huge. A few weeks before my biggest ride I'll start doing some sauna training.
Second -- drinking pure water for several hours without replacing electrolytes and nutrients is a good way to go to the hospital. (See hypernatremia.) I've had three friends go to the hospital either during or directly after Dirty Kanza. I drink a drink mix now (Skratch), but fairly well diluted because sugar gets old after several hours in the heat.
Third -- sugar gets old after several hours in the heat. Have a variety of nutrition options. Savory/salty options (sweet potatoes and peanut butter, for instance) work for me. A well-timed bag of potato chips works wonders.
Fourth -- I never know exactly what my body is going to do after 100 miles and with the heat all bets are off. So I have a variety of options. I try to stick with foods that I've tried in the past and I know that my stomach will tolerate, but I usually throw one or two different things in there because who knows what's going to sound good out there? This year at Dirty Kanza I had lots of medjool dates, some Epic bars, a couple peanut butter/honey ball things, a couple mini-pies from the Feedzone Portables cookbook, and these little Rice/Ginger ball things from the Feedzone Portables cookbook. As it turned out, the Rice balls were the only thing I could choke down 8 hours into the ride, in the worst of the afternoon heat. The ginger helped calm my stomach down, apparently.
Fifth -- Your body can only digest about 250 calories/hour (plus or minus 50) and you will burn more than that, so don't try to replace calories. Just fuel. Rule of thumb I shoot for is 200-ish calories of mostly carbs every hour, with some protein every third hour.
Sixth -- this is just my stomach but I can't deal with dairy before, during, or after a ride. But especially during.
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You can be 100% fully hydrated and topped off food wise and still get overheated. You can sweat at max ability and have the hydration to support that. That sweat can evaporate at max rate possible for the conditions. That is the best you can get. If that is not enough heat shed to keep you cool, you will overheat. Proper hydration is not a free ticket to any amount of extreme heat or exercise, it only sets you up for the best possible chance. What someone said above, once you have the uncomfortable stomach and queasy feeling you are in the stages of heat stress meaning you are actively overheating. Finding the right food that you can tolerate in that state is not the answer. Maybe you were a little dehydrated and not sweating at max ability and some fluids can turn it around. Maybe you were already "topped off" and it is what it is. It's time to cool your body down somehow some other way. Go stick your head under a hose, dump a water bottle on your head, sit in the shade, ride around really slow in the shade and get a slight breeze. You can try to ride it out but I've found that feeling lasts for hours after the ride, drinking a lot of water two hours after you are done still feels uncomfortable. One of the worst helpless feelings is riding hard in the sun for a while and coming to a stop on the 150F pavement with no breeze next to a hot car reflecting even more heat while you are waiting for that green light. I guess another one is finding some shade on a trail but there is no breeze and tons of mosquitoes and biting flies.
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A bit of a tangent here, but I have decided that @UniChris has to have a pinwheel on him when he rides if he wants to keep posting on a bicycle forum. He has to have two wheels, but no one said they both have to be weight-bearing.
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A bit of a tangent here, but I have decided that @UniChris has to have a pinwheel on him when he rides if he wants to keep posting on a bicycle forum. He has to have two wheels, but no one said they both have to be weight-bearing.
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I wear a under armour long sleeve compression "heat gear" shirt in white. I find the UA brand to be lighter then a similar looking champion brand. It helps reflect sunlight and has really helped me out. If this isn't for you consider sunblock.
Also how fast do you travel? You might consider a large Panama hat to keep the sun off. On my bike I go fast enough to always have a breeze.
I also am a huge Hammer fan. They have a really nice beginner endurance package that comes with a variety of their products and some pamphlets on how to fuel for endurance. I really like their fizz tablets and HEED mix.
Of course there are cheaper diy alternatives which are just as good. I just found I had the $$ and their guides really helped me out.
You should be doing a bottle an hour of liquid and electrolyte. You should be consuming only ~ 150 calories per hour and a little protein.
Also how fast do you travel? You might consider a large Panama hat to keep the sun off. On my bike I go fast enough to always have a breeze.
I also am a huge Hammer fan. They have a really nice beginner endurance package that comes with a variety of their products and some pamphlets on how to fuel for endurance. I really like their fizz tablets and HEED mix.
Of course there are cheaper diy alternatives which are just as good. I just found I had the $$ and their guides really helped me out.
You should be doing a bottle an hour of liquid and electrolyte. You should be consuming only ~ 150 calories per hour and a little protein.
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People have made good suggestions about the heat and not being down totally to nutrition. However in terms of nutrition I like the SIS Isotonic energy gels a lot especially on hot days as they can be taken without water. I also highly recommend Nuun tablets for water as sometimes you cannot drink anymore water because it lacks the other nutrients that your body won't get from just water but have lost. I have also in the past used powdered coconut water but at that time they didn't have them in tablets so the powder tended to get outside moisture and turn into hard chunks (which were quite tasty but not what I wanted in water) Anything where you can get hydrated and replace things is important.
For actual food, certainly gels like the Clif Gels or GU are great for quick energy and chews like Clif Shot Bloks or ProBar Chews or if you are into it Floyd's of Leadville CBD chews are quite similar. Though if you want more food I have found the Clif savory pouches to be great and fairly easy to put down. Many pro cyclists also use homemade rice cakes (or soigneur made) with different things in them. They are generally easier to digest and if you size them right can work well while riding.
One other good thing is different more odd flavors can be nice. One of my favorite snacks while touring or longer easier paced rides is the Sahale Snacks nuts It isn't one flavor or texture and the Thai Cashews for instance also have soy sauce and spice with the sweet and your palate will thank you for that because it is a delicious shock from eating just sweet stuff a lot or more plain flavored stuff. However sometimes plain flavors can be easier to get down in the heat.
Keep as cool as possible and drink plenty of fluids and stop if you need to. Ain't no winning if you bonk out or feel like hurling at the end. The only podium you should care about is the Camelbak water bottle holding your water or drink mix equipped water. In summer time sometimes I will wear my sun sleeves which are usually cooling and when I go to bathroom I will usually get them nice and wet while washing my hands for extra cooling (I try to avoid wasting drinking water) or I might wet them beforehand. I also will wear a cycling cap and get that wet as well to keep my head cool.
For actual food, certainly gels like the Clif Gels or GU are great for quick energy and chews like Clif Shot Bloks or ProBar Chews or if you are into it Floyd's of Leadville CBD chews are quite similar. Though if you want more food I have found the Clif savory pouches to be great and fairly easy to put down. Many pro cyclists also use homemade rice cakes (or soigneur made) with different things in them. They are generally easier to digest and if you size them right can work well while riding.
One other good thing is different more odd flavors can be nice. One of my favorite snacks while touring or longer easier paced rides is the Sahale Snacks nuts It isn't one flavor or texture and the Thai Cashews for instance also have soy sauce and spice with the sweet and your palate will thank you for that because it is a delicious shock from eating just sweet stuff a lot or more plain flavored stuff. However sometimes plain flavors can be easier to get down in the heat.
Keep as cool as possible and drink plenty of fluids and stop if you need to. Ain't no winning if you bonk out or feel like hurling at the end. The only podium you should care about is the Camelbak water bottle holding your water or drink mix equipped water. In summer time sometimes I will wear my sun sleeves which are usually cooling and when I go to bathroom I will usually get them nice and wet while washing my hands for extra cooling (I try to avoid wasting drinking water) or I might wet them beforehand. I also will wear a cycling cap and get that wet as well to keep my head cool.
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I debated the soft-serve frozen yogurt place at my last stop, perhaps should have. I'm fine with dairy, just wasn't sure if it was the right thing in the heat. Got a frozen ice cream sandwich on an early distance ride and didn't feel it was a great choice, though occasional ice cream truck patronage on shorter rides has been nice. Perhaps next time I'll give it a try.
The ingredients of the Weis Mango and Ice Cream bar are:
Mango Fruit Ice Confection: Mango (40%), Water, Sugar, Glucose Syrup (From Maize), Milk Solids, Natural Colour (160b), Food Acid (330).
Ice Cream: Cream (46%), Water, Sugar, Glucose Syrup (From Maize), Milk Solids.
.............................. Per serve . Per 100G
Energy (kj) ............. 469 ........ 587
Energy (cal) ............ 112 ........ 140
Protein (g) .............. 0.9 ........ 1.2
Fat, total (g) ........... 3.4 ........ 4.3
Saturated fat (g) ...... 2.6 ........ 3.2
Carbohydrate (g) ..... 19.1 ....... 23.8
Sugar (g) ................ 17.8 ....... 22.3
Sodium (mg) ........... 14 .......... 18
The Splice Pine Lime bars are:
Pine Lime Flavoured Fruit Ice Confection Ingredients: Water, reconstituted fruit juice (24%) (pineapple, lime), cane sugar, glucose syrup (from wheat), food acid (330), gelatine, flavours, colours (141, 100). Vanilla Flavoured Reduced Fat^ Ice Cream Ingredients: Dairy ingredients (reconstituted buttermilk and/or reconstituted skim milk, milk solids, cream), cane sugar, glucose syrup (from wheat), maltodextrin, emulsifier (471), flavours, vegetable gums (412, 410, 407), colour (160b). ^Contains min. 5% milkfat and min. 25% less milkfat than standard ice cream.
..............................Per Portion ....... Per 100g
Energy ................... 79kcal/331kJ ... 128kcal/534kJ
Protein ................... 0.7g ............... 1.2g
Fat -Total ................ 1.3g ............... 2.1g
-Saturated .............. 0.9g ............... 1.5g
Carbohydrates ......... 15.7g .............. 25.3g
-Sugars .................. 11.5g .............. 18.5g
Sodium .................. 10mg .............. 20mg
So then, if you look up mangos ... you'll see that 100 grams have 156 mg of potassium. Most fruits do have potassium which is one of the electrolytes. Pineapple and lime also have potassium.
https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts...-juices/1952/2
You're not going to get a lot of potassium or sodium, but there is a bit in those bars. And they're refreshing.
100% pure orange juice is another one with a lot of potassium. 100 grams has 674 mg, so a 400 ml bottle would have about 2700 mg. Bananas don't have that much!
On hot rides I've been known to eat beef jerky or potato chips (lots of sodium) and wash it down with orange juice.
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Dairy isn't a problem.
An ice cold bottle of milk is great on a hot ride.
Lots of protein, hydrates, wholesome and natural - isn't engineered in a test tube and manufactured in a vat in some factory.
An ice cold bottle of milk is great on a hot ride.
Lots of protein, hydrates, wholesome and natural - isn't engineered in a test tube and manufactured in a vat in some factory.
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Well ... for some of us it's a problem.
An ice cold bottle of milk would have me looking for an isolated spot with lots of leaves.
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Unfortunately over a long day it chafes/burns my lower back, ended up using as much chamois butter there as in the usual place. Haven't figured that problem out yet, just decided I could live with it again to get this ride in. It didn't happen on comparable rides last year, unfortunately I weigh slightly more this summer so it might be a change in fit driving it.
Also how fast do you travel? You might consider a large Panama hat to keep the sun off. On my bike I go fast enough to always have a breeze.
I also am a huge Hammer fan. They have a really nice beginner endurance package that comes with a variety of their products and some pamphlets on how to fuel for endurance. I really like their fizz tablets and HEED mix.
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People have made good suggestions about the heat and not being down totally to nutrition. However in terms of nutrition I like the SIS Isotonic energy gels a lot especially on hot days as they can be taken without water. I also highly recommend Nuun tablets for water as sometimes you cannot drink anymore water because it lacks the other nutrients that your body won't get from just water but have lost. I have also in the past used powdered coconut water but at that time they didn't have them in tablets so the powder tended to get outside moisture and turn into hard chunks (which were quite tasty but not what I wanted in water) Anything where you can get hydrated and replace things is important.
Someone I was planning to do a moderate ride with at the end of August was recommending coconut water, might have to try that sometime.
For actual food, certainly gels like the Clif Gels or GU are great for quick energy and chews like Clif Shot Bloks or ProBar Chews or if you are into it Floyd's of Leadville CBD chews are quite similar. Though if you want more food I have found the Clif savory pouches to be great and fairly easy to put down. Many pro cyclists also use homemade rice cakes (or soigneur made) with different things in them. They are generally easier to digest and if you size them right can work well while riding.
One other good thing is different more odd flavors can be nice. One of my favorite snacks while touring or longer easier paced rides is the Sahale Snacks nuts It isn't one flavor or texture and the Thai Cashews for instance also have soy sauce and spice with the sweet and your palate will thank you for that because it is a delicious shock from eating just sweet stuff a lot or more plain flavored stuff. However sometimes plain flavors can be easier to get down in the heat.
Keep as cool as possible and drink plenty of fluids and stop if you need to. Ain't no winning if you bonk out or feel like hurling at the end. The only podium you should care about is the Camelbak water bottle holding your water or drink mix equipped water. In summer time sometimes I will wear my sun sleeves which are usually cooling and when I go to bathroom I will usually get them nice and wet while washing my hands for extra cooling (I try to avoid wasting drinking water) or I might wet them beforehand. I also will wear a cycling cap and get that wet as well to keep my head cool.
Maybe I should have taken advantage of the river people were swimming in, actually had an extra pair of bike shorts along, and guess I could have changed to them in the wheelchair-sized outhouse, but didn't think of it at the time. Was definitely eyeing the town pool I rode by on last month's century.
I wrote some code a while back to extract my rest breaks from a gpx file and going through them, was surprised to find that a lot of my late afternoon critical energy/heat shade breaks in the afternoon were a lot shorter than I expected - 5 to 7 minute range. The overall total of non-riding time was insane as it always has been, but those specifically were less a factor than I'd expected. The stops to purchase water, refill bottles, mix drink power, etc always seem to eat up lots of time, everything from waiting to get across intersections to wander store aisles trying to find something suitable to trying to find a trash can for the empty gallon jug.
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A lady in a brevet control/convenience store out in the middle of Nowhere, KY, told us the tale of working at an un-air conditioned factory and people overheating. Management finally started giving out free popsicles during the 3:00 break. Helped on that ride, too!
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last night I took some doses of
magnesium
potassium
calcium
these morning's 1.5 hr ride was cool
brought more of the same to work which I will take an hour or two before my 2 hr ride home in 90+ degrees & I'll sprinkle a tiny bit of salt in ea. of 2 water bottles
magnesium
potassium
calcium
these morning's 1.5 hr ride was cool
brought more of the same to work which I will take an hour or two before my 2 hr ride home in 90+ degrees & I'll sprinkle a tiny bit of salt in ea. of 2 water bottles
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Be careful here. You might have been flirting with heat stroke, which has little to do with food.
Sounds like you were in heat exhaustion, and your breaks in the shade were what saved you. You might have to make some rules about what weather you will and won't do centuries in. This really isn't something you want to screw with.
Sounds like you were in heat exhaustion, and your breaks in the shade were what saved you. You might have to make some rules about what weather you will and won't do centuries in. This really isn't something you want to screw with.
^^^ What he said. All of it. Nausea is a symptom. Headache and flushed skin, drenching sweat, clammy skin with little sweat, all bad news.
This is serious stuff. And has nothing to do with "toughness".
One day I had to make the "toughest" employee I ever had go sit in the truck with the AC on, while the rest of us kept working. Ecuadorian, but for whatever reason, lack of salt, dehydration maybe, that day he got heat exhaustion. Not heat stroke, good pulse etc. But flushed skin and nausea. He hated sitting in the truck while we worked. I had to send him back twice.
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I was seriously wondering about that and might have gotten one along the way if they weren't being sold only in six packs.
But I was also wondering if these would have too much protein and fat to deal with on a hot day. They're supposed to be a complete meal for an ordinary (and likely not all that active) person, not optimized for hot weather athletics.
That said they may work fine, guess it's time to get some and see - seems like we've hit the hot part of the year.
But I was also wondering if these would have too much protein and fat to deal with on a hot day. They're supposed to be a complete meal for an ordinary (and likely not all that active) person, not optimized for hot weather athletics.
That said they may work fine, guess it's time to get some and see - seems like we've hit the hot part of the year.
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I was seriously wondering about that and might have gotten one along the way if they weren't being sold only in six packs.
But I was also wondering if these would have too much protein and fat to deal with on a hot day. They're supposed to be a complete meal for an ordinary (and likely not all that active) person, not optimized for hot weather athletics.
That said they may work fine, guess it's time to get some and see - seems like we've hit the hot part of the year.
But I was also wondering if these would have too much protein and fat to deal with on a hot day. They're supposed to be a complete meal for an ordinary (and likely not all that active) person, not optimized for hot weather athletics.
That said they may work fine, guess it's time to get some and see - seems like we've hit the hot part of the year.
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Eat whatever but drink water.
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