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Unfortunately for me my season came to a screeching halt in the middle of June. I had a nasty bike crash while out doing a brick which resulted in 1 ambulance ride and 2 nights in the hospital. Since then I have been in PT on the slow road to recovery from my significant concussion and muscular damage to my neck and shoulder. So no races or training for me.
Hey AJ how should we adjust our training with the target race for many of us being postponed to August 16?
I do have a few Garmins (an Edge 520 plus and a fenix 5s plus). How do I set recurring reminders? I need them because I do not drink consistently while biking.
For biking, I don’t have a trainer at home so I have been forced to be outside since the whole covid shutdown started. I am fairly new to cycling and not the most comfortable on a bike. So I have taken this opportunity to become more comfortable and I feel that I am much better of cyclist now than 2 months ago. I have found getting out early is the best and getting out in less than ideal weather. I was out on my bike on Sunday when the rain was starting to clear and rode the Anacostia river trail up college park (i did the stage 3 – tour de DCTC route). Then on Tuesday night I rode in the rain around Haines Point and almost had it to myself. My bike is now very dirty but I also now know what wet brakes feel like and that clipping in and out in wet conditions is a challenge.
AJ – How do you eat that many calories while on the bike? For me, I am 130lbs and considering how fast I ride that means I have to eat/drink 300 to 400 calories while completing the bike portion on race day. A bottle of nuun endurance is 60 (nuun sport is only 10) and a packet of honey stinger chews is 160. So even if I drink 2 whole bottles (given I drink less than 1 right now but planning on fixing, 32+ oz seems like a lot in 1.5ish hours) and eat a whole package of chews I am only at 280 calories.
My training has been going ok. I am finding it hard to stay motivated to stick to my training plan because of the missing swimming portion. However, because I am working from home I have been able to actually complete my bike rides with the necessary dedicated effort rather than trying to squeeze them in during my commute to or from work.
This past weekend I realized that I need help and advice in fueling. I am seriously struggling with my fueling while on the bike. I am currently training with Nuun Endurance plus caffeine, it has carbs and electrolytes. I was using it when training for my half marathon and it worked well for that but it doesn’t sit great in my stomach. So I ordered Skratch to see if I like that better, i’m worried that I won’t because it has more sugar which usually gives me a side cramp. My main issue though is that I don’t drink enough while on my bike. I go out with 16oz bottle and its rare if I drink more than half. I forget that I need to drink. The past 2 weekends on my bricks, I completely bonk on my runs. I get 2 or 3 miles into my run and my legs start to cramp, I can’t hold a pace or cadence, and I just fall apart. I am well hydrated before my brick so I know my hydration levels are good before my workout. If anyone can lend some advice for how to pace my drinking or how you remind yourself to take a drink while riding, I would love to hear it. Or what others are using for fuel.
I have both. I started using Strava first so I tend to use it more. Its easy to see what others are doing and to track my mileage. I tend to use Garmin just for training stats but I can learn how to do the more social parts of Garmin.
