Hi Sue
Thanks for the tips, i am pretty confident i can make the ride in the time i
have set but it is not a race, so if it takes longer it is not a problem.I am
averaging between 18 and 22 miles an hour on nearly every outing i do whether it
a 10 ,20 30 or more and i appreciate what you say about injuries, after such a
long time away from the pedals it is taking a while for the legs too redevelop,
so i am not pushing it too hard ,but i am quite a fit person anyway.What drinks
other than water would you recommend,
by the way yoga at 63 good on ya!
 
thanks   andy

--- On Fri, 1/8/08, SueW <gswidemark@...> wrote:

From: SueW <gswidemark@...>
Subject: [roadracingukandireland] Re:Advice or tips needed?
To: roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 1 August, 2008, 10:24 PM






Well sounds like if you've done 68 miles, you can probably push it to 90 but
take it SLOWLY.... this is NOT the time to be um...macho and push for time.
Trust me the sweet feeling of making some kind of time record soon fades in the
pain of injury.... I know... so been there done that... :(

Also, I would suggest not only carb loading before the ride but take stuff like
Power Bars or Balance Bars (whatever your poison) along. For drinks, plenty of
water and also the sports drinks (to replenish the potasium etc). Stay away from
soda (way far away)...

I've found I can push the mileage if I take it slowly. At 43 if you do something
foolish, you can get injured and the older you are, the longer it takes to go
away. I am STILL fighting an injury from LAST YEAR when I decided I was going to
be super old bag and do "Namaste Yoga" with the sweet young thangs on Fit TV.
Now I call it "nasty yoga". argh. I am 63 and that's a world of difference from
43 but still....

Good luck!

Sue

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