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Comment by Jim Kreps on June 27, 2012 at 2:56pm

ADVICE TO ALL.....TIPS

It will be hot this weekend.

Dont wait till the day of the ride to hydrate and fuel your body well.

Most, not all, and its up to your own body, should be hydrating and eating well 48 to 72 hours before a major ride.

GLR is seeing more than usual number of DNF's (did not finish). 

Some are mechanicals.

Some are the wind kicked your butts, all in the physcially training.

But some I'm personally seeing as nutritional or hydration.

Take it from the experienced, plan 48 to 72 hours in advance, whatever works for you.

And when you are on the ride, drink before your thirsty and eat before your hungry.

Also, remember too much water can also flush your body of salts, potassium, and other nutriants.  I personally have one water bottle full of my energy drink, and the other for water.  Alternate and dont pour energy drink over your head to cool yourself.  Its a sticky mess.

One more tip that works for most, 95% of the time.  If you feel a cramp comnig on, eat 3 or 4 roll-aids or tums tablets.  The cramp will go away in almost 5 to 10 minutes.  Still need to message it out, but it works.

Once again, see some of you this Saturday, but please stay hydrated and fueled, and pace yourselves for the distance your going.

Good Luck

 

Jim

Chicago GLR RBA

Comment by ilter on June 27, 2012 at 2:52pm

Jim, I will come for a 200K if I can get up early on Sat :)

Comment by Jim Kreps on June 27, 2012 at 2:48pm

log onto RUSA.org and they have a schedule for all BREVETS in the USA.

Jim

Chicago RBA

How many of you coming up for the Delavan GLR last brevet this weekend?  Sorry it's the last, but GLR volunteers like to have summers for ourselves too. 

 

Comment by Bill W. on June 27, 2012 at 2:12pm

Hi Folks,

Is anybody aware of other brevets scheduled in the tri-state area for July?

Comment by Scott Stelzer on May 31, 2012 at 5:57pm

The Delavan Super 8's breakfast, which starts at 5am, is adequate IMHO.   I like to fill up before going to bed with a pasta dish late in the evening @ Perkins, then in the morning at the hotel have a bagel, yogurt, juice, hot tea (for caffeine), and a muffin or banana before starting out.

Comment by Eric Peterson on May 31, 2012 at 2:44am

Choices are limited. Super8 has a minimal breakfast included. Or Perkins opens at 6AM IIRC, and McDonalds is next door.

Comment by Dan Ciskey on May 31, 2012 at 2:18am

So a friend and I are more or less set to to the Great Lakes 200k (our first!) this Saturday. The only thing I haven't sorted out yet is...breakfast in Delavan. I don't ride well at all on an empty stomach. We'll be staying at the Super 8; does anybody have any recommendations for where to go for food early in the morning?

Hope to see some Chainlinkers out there. I have a cream-colored Jamis Aurora with some new cream-colored fenders. Say hi!

Comment by Scott Stelzer on May 21, 2012 at 12:48pm

Hi all, I'm planning to do the 400k with some of you on 6/2.  On 5/19 I was in Arcadia, WI doing a different ride, and the hotter than expected temps and the strong wind from the south were killing everyone on the course.  I can only imagine how your 200/300k brevets were, since those routes don't offer much in the way of wind or sun protection. 

For my 300k on 5/5, I had an experience much like abimb's, where I had to ride in from Edgerton to Delavan with another rider lighting the way because my headlight was designed to barely be seen, not to actually light the road with.  Each brevet is a learning experience!   I look forward to riding with some of you in a couple of weeks!

Comment by Joe on May 21, 2012 at 10:17am

Personally I think the 300K might be the hardest distance when you do the series. I mean....125 miles and if you just keep going and eating you'll make it. 185ish miles is a whole different thing, that's a long freaking bike ride. But after that the 400K is just more of the same and the 600K is a lot more of the same with a bit of sleep thrown in. Ramping up with the series is key to making it, you don't just jump into a 400K (at least most of us don't)

The old saying is "nothing changes after 200 miles"...which can't be completely true but isn't completely untrue either....

The heat kicked my butt too on Saturday!

Joe

The 300k completely wiped me out on Saturday. Thanks to Tom Stewart from Des Plaines for helping make the first leg painless, and to Mike from Rochelle for helping me through the last 100 miles and lighting my way through the dark. Me and my puny headlight wouldn't have made it w/o him. 

I'm signed up for the 400 and 600 coming up, but after the trial that was the 300 for me, I don't see that happening. Don't get me wrong; I had an amazing time. I would love to be able to complete the series, but I think the 300 showed I just don't have the conditioning for it this season. Like Adam said, my hat is seriously off to you Super Randonneurs. You people are truly amazing. >>

Comment by Adam Z on May 21, 2012 at 10:06am

Julie, I'd use the contact us form on the site (http://www.glrrando.org/contact.html) and say that you'll help at registration.  In my talks with Jim? (I'm terrible with names, that's why I call everyone "Champ" or "Sport"), he said they can always use help at registration - this also frees up the organizers to ride.  I believe they are also looking for volunteers for a possible Midwest 1200K.

Lee,  I'm pretty sure that my nutrition strategy is unsound.  On the 5/5 Brevet (my first), I snacked and had a larger meal in Oregon.  I feel like the larger meal actually slowed me down.  On the 5/19 brevet, I did more grazing the whole way thru and tried to watch my time at each Control, and I felt fine - more or less.  I don't mind the heat so much, but the wind made me unhappy!  The last leg from Edgerton, I knew I needed to eat, but I couldn't face another Clif Bar or related "food" so I didn't have much left in the tank.

At both Brevets, that trip between Edgerton and Delavan was just grueling.  The rest of the ride was hard, but I was having fun, at least.

I also feel like I have some work to do on my bike to make myself more comfortable.  The second Brevet was better, but after the first my upper body was very sore.

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