{"id":1400,"date":"2026-07-13T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/fueling-the-long-ride\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:29:01","slug":"fueling-the-long-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/fueling-the-long-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Fueling the Long Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"athlorix-lead wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.605), 1.2rem);\">Bonking \u2014 running out of fuel mid-ride \u2014 is miserable and completely avoidable. Smart fueling keeps your legs turning all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-athlorix-pro-rounded\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-Hyo0Iy44.jpg\" alt=\"Fueling the Long Ride\" class=\"wp-image-1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-Hyo0Iy44.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-Hyo0Iy44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-Hyo0Iy44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-Hyo0Iy44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-Hyo0Iy44-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eat Before You Are Hungry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On long rides, hunger means you are already behind. Take on small amounts of carbohydrate regularly from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple rule: eat every 30 to 45 minutes and drink before you feel thirsty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote athlorix-pullquote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long ride is won at the kitchen table and the feed stop, not just on the pedals.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practise Your Nutrition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Race-day is no time to try new food. Test your fueling strategy in training so your stomach is used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Balance carbs, fluids and electrolytes for rides over a couple of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list athlorix-check-list\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Eat before you feel hungry<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Fuel every 30 to 45 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Drink before you get thirsty<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Practise nutrition in training<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dial in your fueling and you will finish long rides strong instead of crawling home empty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonking \u2014 running out of fuel mid-ride \u2014 is miserable and completely avoidable. Smart fueling keeps your legs turning all day. Eat Before You Are Hungry On long rides, hunger means you are already behind. Take on small amounts of carbohydrate regularly from the start. A simple rule: eat every 30 to 45 minutes and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}