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Re: racing long races
by Daniel Gee » Mon May 12, 2008 4:27 pm
ahem
36 Paul Tunnell Addiscombe CC 3V
37 Paul Gosling Bayeux Landscapes 2V @ 1 lap
38 Justin Browne Glendene CC 3
39 Tim Sales Redhill CC 3V
40 Gavin Garrett Redhill CC 3V
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36 Paul Tunnell Addiscombe CC 3V
37 Paul Gosling Bayeux Landscapes 2V @ 1 lap
38 Justin Browne Glendene CC 3
39 Tim Sales Redhill CC 3V
40 Gavin Garrett Redhill CC 3V
41 Nick Mann Metropolitain Police CC 3V
42 Adam Cotterell TriSportNews. com 2
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Re: racing long races
by Stu Merckx Man » Mon May 12, 2008 4:51 pm
[quote="Sylv"][quote="Marek"]Blimey Stu do you really eat that much before a race.
Let me explain
Stu has two stomachs, just like cows or dolphins
When he is eating his pasta his is able to direct half the food to the primary stomach, where it is processed, and the other hatf to the secondary, where it is stored.
The weird burping noises you hear coming from Stu at the start of a race are actually his regurgitating of the food from the secondary to the first stomach, where it will be digested and will provide energy for the second half of the race. This way, Stu is able to store enough carbs for around three hours of racing, as opposed to only half of that for us mere mortals.
Now if only he could sort out his cramping problems ...
im working on growing another bladder so i can load up on more pre race water to sort out my cramps
[quote="Paul H"]My pre race routine is similar to Stu (as this is what I told him I did).
paul is right. before i heard what paul does, i used to always get dropped from longer rides and races, or have nothing left for a sprint...but nowadays (providing i dont get cramp), i almost always have stuff left in the tank at the end.
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