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07-22-2004, 12:53 PM

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"Bob in CT" <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson
> <ericgu_nospam@microsoft.nospam.com> wrote:
>
> > I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15
> > minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your
stomach
> > isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at
> > once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or
> > they
> > just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars.
> >
>
> 200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour.

Yep. But I generally do my long rides early in the morning, so I haven't
really had breakfast. I'll have something (a banana, some fruit), and then
I'll start eating after 30 minutes on the bike. It changes based on where I
am in the ride - I tend to be closer to 400 calories in the first couple of
hours, and then I drop down after that. I probably eat less than 200 on the
last hour.

07-22-2004, 12:53 PM	#54 (permalink)
Eric Gunnerson Guest Posts: n/a	Re: On-bike nutrition advice sought -- Eric Gunnerson Visit the C# product team at http://www.csharp.net Eric's blog is at http://weblogs.asp.net/ericgu/ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Bob in CT" <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net> wrote in message newspsbh6lttq6snke8@news.snet.sbcglobal.net... > On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:16:17 -0700, Eric Gunnerson > <ericgu_nospam@microsoft.nospam.com> wrote: > > > I generally aim for around 200 calories per hour (50 calories every 15 > > minutes), and you'd be pretty close to that on your ride. If your stomach > > isn't tolerating the clif bars, it may be that you're eating too much at > > once, you're working too hard to be able to digest much of anything, or > > they > > just don't agree with you. I'd suggest trying some other bars. > > > > 200 calories per hour? I average about 100 or less calories per hour. Yep. But I generally do my long rides early in the morning, so I haven't really had breakfast. I'll have something (a banana, some fruit), and then I'll start eating after 30 minutes on the bike. It changes based on where I am in the ride - I tend to be closer to 400 calories in the first couple of hours, and then I drop down after that. I probably eat less than 200 on the last hour.