Personal biking distance met

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.