As the title says. I’m planning on doing my first century in July. Several +50km rides behind me at the moment and averaging about 100km a week since spring. How much food should I pack? Do you guys use sports drinks etc for hydration? Any surprises I shouls know comparing the ride to shorter ones?
Thank you in advance :)
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It’s been about two years since I did my last one, but I wrote a few things down at one point for reference:
- Eat carb rich breakfast on the day of, and aim to eat a small snack every hour after this
- Try to drink a bottle per hour. I have one kidney and this worked well for me. I normally throw in some electrolyte powder every few bottles or bring banana or two.
- Start standing out of saddle to stretch early and often
- Change hand positions often
- I start to stiffen up if breaking for more than 10 minutes at a time
Have fun 😊
I start to stiffen up if breaking for more than 10 minutes at a time
I feel like that is about one or two minutes for me. Really don’t like the feeling in my legs when i’m starting again, even though it’s over quite quick, i try my best to avoid it when i’m not taking a longer break.
