A-OK 👍
The gut test went A-OK! I felt minimal discomfort at one point; but nothing like nausea. So I’d say it was a success.
Today’s experiment brings up a good point: how long before a ride to eat; and what to eat. Get Fast! includes a discussion of this. What to eat; when; and how much, varies depending on the planned workout.
Short and easy? You can chow down as you’re pulling on your cycling clothes. Long and hard? Eat a good meal three hours or so before riding, so your food can digest. About half an hour before starting, have a small snack, such as a fig bar or two.
Another gut test in a few weeks will let me try having a larger meal than I did this morning; and we’ll see how that goes. It’ll be A-OK, I hope!
Short and Easy? 😴
Was this morning’s ride short and easy? Depends on how you define it. I rode 19.60 miles; with a roll time of 1:44:42; and an average speed of 11.25 mph. On the surface, that looks pretty casual. It wasn’t exactly a beautiful ride, though, because the sky was overcast!
Today I did pace work: three efforts of 6 minutes each, trying to hold to 15 mph or over; and 4 minutes between efforts. I was pretty tired by the last effort! But to develop a better pace, you need to gradually do longer and longer efforts; with shorter recovery times in between. Incidentally, I was passed by a paceline of about eight riders. They were flying; and made me feel mighty lame. 🐌
Tomorrow I’ll just ride; and the next day I plan to work on force-development exercises. I remember too well my participation in Tours de Cure on a course that included hills. I was always frustrated to discover that the training I did never was adequate for those climbs. If I ride RAGBRAI, I want to do better than that. Because this much is certain: RAGBRAI isn’t short and easy!
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