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I'm really trying to work up to being able to do some longer rides once the weather is clear (hopefully some 60-100km rides), and am wondering about what other Type-II's eat during endurance exercise, because I'm pretty-sure I'll have to, won't I?
Typically I do my spin bike rides about an hour after a meal, and that seems to do OK for me ... until yesterday. Yesterday I stayed cycling at a moderately-heavy pace for a full hour-and-a-half, (normally I've been keeping to about an hour or less, yesterday was closer to 2 hrs including the warmup/cooldown periods) and was absolutely EXHAUSTED for the entire day after that ride, and am only now starting to feel somewhat recovered (about 30 hours later).
25 years ago when I used to ride competitively I'd have been carb-loading before an event, and then eating bananas or powerbars on long rides... but carb-loading is certainly OUT now, and high-carb snacks wouldn't seem too good for my blood sugar now...
I'm thinking I need something that will be easy-to-eat while riding, portable, and give some lasting energy (as opposed to a banana which spikes me)...
Can I get some ideas? I know there's a few here that run, cycle, etc. so I can use any insight y'all have...
Thanks!
Typically I do my spin bike rides about an hour after a meal, and that seems to do OK for me ... until yesterday. Yesterday I stayed cycling at a moderately-heavy pace for a full hour-and-a-half, (normally I've been keeping to about an hour or less, yesterday was closer to 2 hrs including the warmup/cooldown periods) and was absolutely EXHAUSTED for the entire day after that ride, and am only now starting to feel somewhat recovered (about 30 hours later).
25 years ago when I used to ride competitively I'd have been carb-loading before an event, and then eating bananas or powerbars on long rides... but carb-loading is certainly OUT now, and high-carb snacks wouldn't seem too good for my blood sugar now...
I'm thinking I need something that will be easy-to-eat while riding, portable, and give some lasting energy (as opposed to a banana which spikes me)...
Can I get some ideas? I know there's a few here that run, cycle, etc. so I can use any insight y'all have...
Thanks!