What are you drinking?
There's a really good bit in the Robert Millar biography when he is at the launch of a new sports drink. There is a big presentation about the new wonder drink which is sponsoring his pro team. An interviewer then asks Millar, "So what do you think of this new drink?"
"Dunno, I only drink water…"
What are you drinking?
What do you put in your bottles for a ride?
How many bottles?
What about racing?
Rehydration?
Personally, these last few years I've been living on tea, mostly mugicha and houjicha if I need a caffeine boost. I must have been in Japan too long!
I drink, drink, drink because I sweat a lot. In the colder months I set out with one bottle. In the summer I set out with 2 bottles, one frozen. When it's really hot I'll put them both in the freezer the night before.
Enroute, I'm lucky that we are blessed with natural springs everywhere in Niigata, so I can fill up with ice cold spring water quite easily. On a tough ride I'll pick up a big 120 yen coke can as a sugary treat for the last half hour of a ride.
For races I usually go with coke (liquid food) and perhaps some redbull but not too much.
After riding, the first thing I want is a beer so it takes some discipline to rehydrate first. In addition to water, I like to have a protein/soy milk drink within 30 minutes of finishing exercise.
So…
What are you drinking?
What do you put in your bottles for a ride?
How many bottles?
What about racing?
Rehydration?
Looking forward to the responses.
Andy
www.jyonnobitime.com/time
There's a really good bit in the Robert Millar biography when he is at the launch of a new sports drink. There is a big presentation about the new wonder drink which is sponsoring his pro team. An interviewer then asks Millar, "So what do you think of this new drink?"
"Dunno, I only drink water…"
What are you drinking?
What do you put in your bottles for a ride?
How many bottles?
What about racing?
Rehydration?
Personally, these last few years I've been living on tea, mostly mugicha and houjicha if I need a caffeine boost. I must have been in Japan too long!
I drink, drink, drink because I sweat a lot. In the colder months I set out with one bottle. In the summer I set out with 2 bottles, one frozen. When it's really hot I'll put them both in the freezer the night before.
Enroute, I'm lucky that we are blessed with natural springs everywhere in Niigata, so I can fill up with ice cold spring water quite easily. On a tough ride I'll pick up a big 120 yen coke can as a sugary treat for the last half hour of a ride.
For races I usually go with coke (liquid food) and perhaps some redbull but not too much.
After riding, the first thing I want is a beer so it takes some discipline to rehydrate first. In addition to water, I like to have a protein/soy milk drink within 30 minutes of finishing exercise.
So…
What are you drinking?
What do you put in your bottles for a ride?
How many bottles?
What about racing?
Rehydration?
Looking forward to the responses.
Andy
www.jyonnobitime.com/time