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Originally Posted by wdb
When I was doing the randonneur stuff the hardest part for me was consuming enough calories. We couldn't rely on power bars or any other planned or carried food source because the rides were too long for that. (I tried to keep a gel pack or similar on hand in case of emergency but wasn't always able to.) I went through a lengthy process of finding out what my body reacted best to out of the available nutrition sources. I had been following the mantra at the time of carbs, carbs, carbs, and I suffered, suffered, suffered; it just wasn't working for me. I started thinking that maybe my digestive system simply wasn't up to the task. It turned out that my body wanted a considerably higher protein content than was fashionable at the time. Once I figured that out I pretty much stopped bonking.
Moral of the story: educate yourself of course, but most of all listen to what your body tells you.
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This is sooo true. Everyone is different. I can't eat high protein when riding. Abut a friend of mine chows on meat and cheese before rides and during stops. Hell, i know a guy who eats BK Whoppers during full distance Ironman races. But it takes me an hour or so to get back to form after eating a meat sandwich during a stop on a long ride. And for some reason, eggs seem to be the best protein source for me, where as some people will vomit if consuming eggs while riding. Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on pressed cuban bread works just fine for me as a lunch stop sandwich while riding.
Though when it comes to 1 to 2 hour rides, just about everything works ok for me. Then it just depends on intensity. Higher the intensity for me, the lower my protein intake needs to be.
It seems these macros work best for me WHILE riding is 59% carbs, 38% fat and 3% protein. Stinger waffles -
http://www.honeystinger.com/organic-...el-waffle.html
PRE ride macros are 55% carbs, 31% fat and 14% protein. Picky Bars -
https://pickybars.com/pages/ingredient-science
If doing a shorter ride, my PRE ride macro is 41% carbs, 31% fat and 28% protein.
(i keep track of everything i eat in Myfitnesspal. And pre ride is almost always a bar and during ride it's generally stinger waffles, they fit so well in jersey pockets.