The last two weeks I have been doing Full nutrition practice on my long rides.
It is a very simple plan, Drink every 10 mins alternating water and gatorade, Gels at 20k, 40k, bar at 60k, gels at 80, 100, Bar 120 etc.
This plan has worked well for me in my last 4 IM's so I am not really looking to change it unless I must.
This year however, being significantly lighter than previous attempts I am able to sustain being aero for much longer. Consequently/Co-incidently I have found that absorption of my food intake isn't great. Last week at 150k I felt as though I was going to vomit with bloating and was almost ready to bonk. (ambient temp was on the top side of 35 deg). At this point I decided to stop and give myself a bit of recovery. I was still 50k from home. After 3 or 4 mins of walking around and being upright the nausea dissipated and although I still felt low on energy I was OK to continue. Within a couple of k's I had my 2nd wind and got home no troubles.
This week again it happened but to a much lesser extent. The temp was around 30 and I didn't need to stop, but when I felt any bloating I sat up and let it pass.
Has anyone experienced any similar issues from being aero? Or should I be looking at different causes e.g the heat?
It is a very simple plan, Drink every 10 mins alternating water and gatorade, Gels at 20k, 40k, bar at 60k, gels at 80, 100, Bar 120 etc.
This plan has worked well for me in my last 4 IM's so I am not really looking to change it unless I must.
This year however, being significantly lighter than previous attempts I am able to sustain being aero for much longer. Consequently/Co-incidently I have found that absorption of my food intake isn't great. Last week at 150k I felt as though I was going to vomit with bloating and was almost ready to bonk. (ambient temp was on the top side of 35 deg). At this point I decided to stop and give myself a bit of recovery. I was still 50k from home. After 3 or 4 mins of walking around and being upright the nausea dissipated and although I still felt low on energy I was OK to continue. Within a couple of k's I had my 2nd wind and got home no troubles.
This week again it happened but to a much lesser extent. The temp was around 30 and I didn't need to stop, but when I felt any bloating I sat up and let it pass.
Has anyone experienced any similar issues from being aero? Or should I be looking at different causes e.g the heat?