So I went riding last night with my XC friends again. We ended up riding for 2.5 hours. I started off riding well but after about 2 hrs, I hit a wall and it all went to hell. My calves were cramping real bad and I felt like I had lead in my shoes. One of our riders got a flat and I got a little break.
But right about then a thunderstorm kicked up and the sky went black and the trail was almost impossible to see. We were at the top of a really technical and steep descent with lots of 1-2 foot drop offs. I had never ridden it before so it was pretty sketch, it being dark and me being as tired as I was.
Once back on the level it commenced to raining those huge rain drops that hurt when they hit you. Not pleasant. I started getting the leg cramps again. At some point my right leg stopped working all together, so I unclipped it and kept spinning with my left. It was really weird my leg was just like click - I ain't working no more. It made for a long long 2 miles back to the car.
When I got home, I had to force myself to eat I felt so bad. My stomach was real upset. I couldn't even down a bowl of ice cream for dessert. Even now I keep burping and feel generally crappy. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I had plenty of water and gatoraid for the ride and ate a bunch of salt peanuts pre-ride. Usually that does me right. But not this time. Uggg. I need a nap.
But right about then a thunderstorm kicked up and the sky went black and the trail was almost impossible to see. We were at the top of a really technical and steep descent with lots of 1-2 foot drop offs. I had never ridden it before so it was pretty sketch, it being dark and me being as tired as I was.
Once back on the level it commenced to raining those huge rain drops that hurt when they hit you. Not pleasant. I started getting the leg cramps again. At some point my right leg stopped working all together, so I unclipped it and kept spinning with my left. It was really weird my leg was just like click - I ain't working no more. It made for a long long 2 miles back to the car.
When I got home, I had to force myself to eat I felt so bad. My stomach was real upset. I couldn't even down a bowl of ice cream for dessert. Even now I keep burping and feel generally crappy. I'm not sure what I did wrong. I had plenty of water and gatoraid for the ride and ate a bunch of salt peanuts pre-ride. Usually that does me right. But not this time. Uggg. I need a nap.
