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Bob M wrote:
|| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from now, || I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, just || leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, lifted || weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb loading || yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's sliced || very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and 21g || carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- and || peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and some || pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low per || day. || || The data from my ride: || || 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden) || 5:41 total time || 13.3 mph || average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR) || about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above || about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above || about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor || about 4,000 or so feet gained || about 112 ounces of water gulped || about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home || || I might've had a higher HR, but I changed the chain on my bike last || week, and apparently the previous chain had stretched and basically || ruined the cogs on the rear cassette. So, anytime I put too much || pressure on the pedals, the chain would jump. I couldn't stand on || the pedals and couldn't go as fast on some sections as I'd have || liked. || || Two short weeks before my major ride! Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great! Sounds like it's time for you to get a new cassette. I bought a new one when I got my new wheels. For my ride yesterday, I had an apple the day before, some gatoraide and poweraid before, some chicken breast before leaving, a balance bar about halfway, and gatoraide during (I took powder with me so I could mix some more). I had another chicken breast after I got back. |
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Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| Bob M wrote: ||| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from ||| now, I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, ||| just leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, ||| lifted weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb ||| loading yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's ||| sliced very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and ||| 21g carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- ||| and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and ||| some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low ||| per day. || ||| The data from my ride: || ||| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden) ||| 5:41 total time ||| 13.3 mph ||| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR) ||| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above ||| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above ||| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor ||| about 4,000 or so feet gained ||| about 112 ounces of water gulped || || Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever || did was get one of those heart rate monitors. || ||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home || || That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room || stops rotating ;-) I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? |
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Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| Bob M wrote: ||| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from ||| now, I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, ||| just leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, ||| lifted weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb ||| loading yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's ||| sliced very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and ||| 21g carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- ||| and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and ||| some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low ||| per day. || ||| The data from my ride: || ||| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden) ||| 5:41 total time ||| 13.3 mph ||| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR) ||| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above ||| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above ||| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor ||| about 4,000 or so feet gained ||| about 112 ounces of water gulped || || Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever || did was get one of those heart rate monitors. || ||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home || || That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room || stops rotating ;-) I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? |
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Daniel Hoffmeister wrote:
|| Bob M wrote: ||| In preparation for my century (100 miles) a mere two weeks from ||| now, I rode 75.4 miles today. I lifted weights Monday (no squats, ||| just leg presses), rode 20 miles Tuesday, rode 18 miles Thursday, ||| lifted weights Friday (including squats), so I did so some carb ||| loading yesterday (fruit, "bread" -- called "fitness bread," it's ||| sliced very thin and it's very dense, with 7g fiber per "slice" and ||| 21g carbs per slice, for an effective carb count of 14g/slice -- ||| and peanut butter, an "asian" salad having some rice noodles, and ||| some pizza). Until that time, I kept my carb count relatively low ||| per day. || ||| The data from my ride: || ||| 75.4 miles (the farthest I've ever ridden) ||| 5:41 total time ||| 13.3 mph ||| average HR of 144 (79% of my max HR) ||| about 1 hour spent at 90% of my max HR or above ||| about 3.5 hours spent at 80% of my max HR or above ||| about 5,000 calories burnt according to my HR monitor ||| about 4,000 or so feet gained ||| about 112 ounces of water gulped || || Wow! That's impressive. Aren't stats fun? The best thing I ever || did was get one of those heart rate monitors. || ||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home || || That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room || stops rotating ;-) I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? |
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||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home || || That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room || stops rotating ;-) I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? When I first started riding in the summer of 2001, I would get so tired that after I walked in the door, I would lie down on the cool tile of the kitchen floor and rest. Eventually, I didn't need that, but I remember those days of trying to appear not-tired in front of my cycling buddies. Cycling is one sport that shows you your progress relatively fast. Pat in TX |
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||| about 1/2 hour lying on the floor, unmoving, after getting home || || That half hour feels real good, doesn't it? Especially once the room || stops rotating ;-) I have yet to find the need to lie on the floor. What's that about? When I first started riding in the summer of 2001, I would get so tired that after I walked in the door, I would lie down on the cool tile of the kitchen floor and rest. Eventually, I didn't need that, but I remember those days of trying to appear not-tired in front of my cycling buddies. Cycling is one sport that shows you your progress relatively fast. Pat in TX |
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Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great! I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems, is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes and the problem went away. Pat in TX |
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Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The Brooks saddle is working out great! I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems, is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes and the problem went away. Pat in TX |
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Pat wrote:
::: Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been ::: over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get ::: all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal ::: is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The ::: Brooks saddle is working out great! ::: :: :: I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed :: to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough :: room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems, :: is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the :: Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases :: the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to :: put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or :: get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes :: and the problem went away. Damn.....something told me this was a problem that was going to require spending money to fix. Are the shoes you got still available? I really don't see any other solution than what you suggest as there is nothing else that I can think of that will make this problem go away. I wouldn't mind having a larger platform those, since I find myself something riding unclipped - like starting off into an intersection, etc. How do the Look pedals compare to the SPDs in terms of clipping in/out and float? |
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Pat wrote:
::: Good job. Your numbers are similar to mine, except I haven't been ::: over 70 miles yet. The problem now is my feet...either my toes get ::: all weird or the bottom of the feet, right below where the pedal ::: is, start burning like hell. That's what happened yesterday. The ::: Brooks saddle is working out great! ::: :: :: I had the burning feet problem with my Shimano 515 pedals. I changed :: to Look pedals and it went away. Also, make sure you have enough :: room to move your toes around in your shoes. The problem, it seems, :: is a nerve between the 3rd and 4th toes. The larger platform of the :: Look pedals spreads the force over a larger surface and decreases :: the chance of getting this nerve irritated. I was also advised to :: put some kind of pad under the metatarsal arch or use orthotics or :: get stiffer shoes. I got the Look pedals AND stiffer soled shoes :: and the problem went away. Damn.....something told me this was a problem that was going to require spending money to fix. Are the shoes you got still available? I really don't see any other solution than what you suggest as there is nothing else that I can think of that will make this problem go away. I wouldn't mind having a larger platform those, since I find myself something riding unclipped - like starting off into an intersection, etc. How do the Look pedals compare to the SPDs in terms of clipping in/out and float? |
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