Always a good question, Peter! Several things of note from my experience
and learning with endurance "stuff":
-- I, and I think most people, generally drink too much water
("Waterlogged" is a fantastic and enlightening read). Drink to thirst, no
more, no less. But if you are thirsty for a while and then drink to thirst,
that's no biggie. The "if your urine is yellow you're dehydrated" rule is
bunk). Yes, I know this goes against everything you've ever heard.
Everything we both ever heard was wrong.
-- The more grains and carbs you ingest, the more water you will need, not
for you, but to process them. And they make your body work harder and
dumber, so why not become fat burning instead?
-- I often go for a full day's ride without using the bathroom, just
drinking to thirst. But then I often do a full day's ride without eating
breakfast, so it's 24+ hours since my last food. I do take butter or cream
or coconut oil on rides if I need fuel.
-- I ride remote roads and trails, so the world is my toilet. Grin. Sticks
or rocks dig/cover holes, squat, use leaves or grass or rocks to clean up
if needed (eating mostly fat cleanup is rarely needed), done.
-- When I get home I drink a glass of water and then begin going again, no
problems. My body realizes I'm not sweating it all out, so it balances
things out.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, May 23, 2014 2:24:08 PM UTC-6, Peter M wrote:
>
> I know zero about Brevets, had never heard of them until I joined this
> list. the one question I always ask myself is "when and where do you go to
> the bathroom?" I used to run cross county where the occasional pit stop was
> required but that was only a couple of hours. Not trying to be gross, just
> curious if I ever go down this road if there are bathrooms at the controls.
> As I get older I have to worry about where a bathroom is, sad, haha.
>
>
> On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Lynne Fitz <fitz...@comcast.net<javascript:>
> > wrote:
>
>> sometime before the 600, you might want to try some doubles or triples -
>> ride a 200k on one day, and a 100k the next day.
>>
>> Control efficiency - something I completely suck at, but still a work in
>> progress. Consider stopping, refilling your bottles, and eating the food
>> you bought on the bike. Know what food works for you, so you have a plan
>> when faced with a convenience store. Grocery stores are a huge time suck,
>> because they are so big, and they hide the V-8.
>>
>> All the other information given here is good; I am not going to add any
>> more to that.
>>
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