Food on 1st 100 miler

[NotthatJasonKenny]

The gels helped me in places for sure but I reckon the burger made the difference!

 

[Albert]

A couple of hard boiled eggs and bananas are always part of my rations on a day long ride.

 

[User482]

I find energy gels and bars to be very unpleasant-tasting and hard to digest. I use a very dilute energy drink and normal, energy intensive foods such as trail mix and flap jack - it's easy to grab a handful of trail mix from your jersey pocket. If it's a social ride then have a proper lunch stop for something like baked potato with beans and cheese. Leave the cake/ beer stop until quite near the end of the ride.

 

[albion]

I do regular 100 milers at a similar supposed pedestrian pace.

I'd suggest topping up with toast before you set off but just take what's in the fridge or freezer.
I have under-eaten on a ride but never overeaten so don't worry about carrying or eating too much food.

I have gotten though 100 miles on blueberry muffins and jam sandwiches but sugar is almost irrelevant at a pedestrian pace.

 

[lpretro1]

Why don't you just get a saddle pack or bar bag and put your stuff in that? You can't afford to skimp on your food or you'll suffer badly in the later part of the ride.

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

Why don't you just get a saddle pack or bar bag and put your stuff in that? You can't afford to skimp on your food or you'll suffer badly in the later part of the ride.

I did! I had three pockets in my shirt stuffed full of 2 bananas, 2 gels, 2 bars, some cashews, 2 slices of malt loaf, plus when we stopped we took the pros advice and drank full fat coke! All helped!

 

[Banjo]

I carry salted nuts and jelly babies and try to stop at least twice for a cafe meal. fried breakfast about 10 oclock then whatever youi fancy later. Large sugary coffee with both meals. You really dont need energy bars/gels etc if you eat enough ordinary food. I take two 750 mil waterbottles and refill whenever possible.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Amongst my 'foods' on this ride I also took a jelly. A proper old fashioned chunky jelly.

The others I was with thought I was bonkers when I pulled it out, but it was great.

Gave me something to chew rather than slurping gels, it gave me a sugar boost and was simple to munch at while riding

 

[2bluegp]

A couple of hard boiled eggs and bananas are always part of my rations on a day long ride.

but they dont look too good in your back pocket

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

Or front pocket...

 

[Fab Foodie]

The gels helped me in places for sure but I reckon the burger made the difference!

Oh I'm a big fan of a Burger and Coke for lunch, many others do it too, it works well.

 

[BJH]

Proper chunky jelly works easily as good as energy gels.

Malt loaf is my food of choice. Two slices at each of the 3 stops on the M100 miler i had with an energy bar.

Take the powder to add to the water too.

That said a couple of years back on the same ride and it was quite warm, leading to a can of cold coke being munched with a mars bar on the final stop.

 

[SportMonkey]

I got through 900ml of water, 2 slices of malt loaf and and 4 energy gels plus a McDonalds last night.

 

[DCLane]

Me, on yesterday's 100 miles I ate 3 mini malt loaves (+ one wrapper accidentally swallowed ), an energy gel and a flap jack. 3 x 500ml bottles of water, 1 with energy powder and 1 with salt tablet. Oh, and a McDonald's.

 

[Minotier]

I always found 2 weetabix or porridge and toast before,then during a coupla jam sarnies, a banana, some malt loaf and a box of fig rolls held with elastic bands on top of the bars worked for me. If passing a shop a can of full on coke or lemonade got drunk, plus two water bottles on the bike. But it's a few years since I did a hundred so maybe I would need to try and see what would work now.