As you can probably imagine riding 100 miles a day for 10 consecutive days isn't going to be physically easy so getting our nutrition right is the key to success.

 

After scouring the internet for riders who have successfully carried fish and chips and cake on their person were thin on the ground, it seems that cycling end to end would require a bit more thought. 

 

The further you ride the more dependant you get on the fuel you take on board. Our problem is that previously rides and runs have not been anywhere near as long as 7 hrs. each day for 10 days so we realised we'd better buck our ideas up.

 

If you have ever tried any of the numerous energy gels on the market you will know they could turn your stomach into the bum gut of Satan, not a desirable state of affairs when perhaps the nearest toilet on a ride might be a long way away or in a field occupied by livestock, some of whom have a strong disliking of red (see picture of us on our Christmas ride). 

 

We tried to formulate a flapjack recipe that would pile in the carbs and add some protein, the problem being that with all of that butter and golden syrup to hold it together the amount of fat was akin to a night out in Glasgow.  Sadly the home baking will not be coming with us.

 

Nutrition is an absolute minefield, an ever changing landscape it seems, we thought we should leave it to the experts, but who might they be..........?