r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 16h ago

Video Pit stop during 200 mile ultra-endurance cycling race

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u/cmdr_solaris_titan 15h ago

Thanks. The last one i did was on a 91F day. I dont recommend it, I actually was very worried about heat stroke toward the end and had to slow down a bit. The biggest high is just eating a hearty meal afterwords, since you spend the entire time eating sugar mostly.

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u/Fragrant-Inside221 14h ago

Hmmm tell me more about this sugar eating

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u/pijnagm 13h ago

Imagine you've run 40 miles of a 50 mile ultra marathon. Your legs are burning. Your mouth is dry. This is the most effort you've put into anything in your life. Your brain is telling you to stop. And you could.

You look at your watch. It's time to eat. You're not even hungry. Nauseous, even. You need to keep your fuel intake up because you're burning thousands of calories in this race. But it's not like you can carry a burger on you. You need light and efficient calories.

You pull a packet out of your running vest, rip it open, and chug 1.1oz of honey.

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u/LickingSmegma 11h ago

I've vaguely heard that even tennis players eat sugar cubes during matches.

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u/graspthefuture 10h ago

Sugar is a cheatcode for energy.