So this is what "bonking" feels like

[Klaus]

Happened on today's weekend cycling ride, after 95 of 100km.

Some of the guys were pushing much harder than what was planned.

I also didn't eat enough, obviously.

First, shaking, then dizziness for 20min. Almost passed out. Ate some emergency energy bar. Somehow managed the last 5k, with some help.

Won't happen again. I'll take fueling more seriously now.

[jodi]

@Klaus Not what I thought this thread was going to be about.

[Klaus]

Hm, I don't know what other meaning that word has, but since about 95% of all words can be used as a synonym for "sex" or "penis" I guess it's related to that

[Horace]

It is a disgusting and puerile euphemism for the act of ultimate pure love between a man and a woman.

[Mik]

@Horace said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

It is a disgusting and puerile euphemism for the act of ultimate pure love between a man and a woman.

Your non-intersectionalist, cisgender bias is truly neanderthal.

[Ivorythumper]

@jodi said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Klaus Not what I thought this thread was going to be about.

For which I am grateful.

[taiwan_girl]

@Klaus That is a long ride. Glad you are okay. I think another term to be used is "hit the wall".

[jon-nyc]

@taiwan_girl

I think the phrase you’re looking for is “boinking the wall”.

[Rich]

It’s good to practice taking some nutrition in…even in rides where you won’t ‘need’ it. It can take a little experimenting to find what your body will accept, as well as getting it used to absorbing food while doing an intense workout.

I’m pretty terrible at following this basic advice, and still haven’t run a successful marathon partly because of it.

[Horace]

@Rich said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

It’s good to practice taking some nutrition in…even in rides where you won’t ‘need’ it. It can take a little experimenting to find what your body will accept, as well as getting it used to absorbing food while doing an intense workout.

I’m pretty terrible at following this basic advice, and still haven’t run a successful marathon partly because of it.

In a sense, no marathon run is successful. Either one doesn't finish, or one travels 26.2 miles in one of the more painful ways possible.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@taiwan_girl

I think the phrase you’re looking for is “boinking the wall”.

You mean like a glory hole?

[Klaus]

I for one would love to run a marathon. I just don’t have the endurance. 10 miles max and I’m toast.

[Rich]

@Horace said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Rich said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

It’s good to practice taking some nutrition in…even in rides where you won’t ‘need’ it. It can take a little experimenting to find what your body will accept, as well as getting it used to absorbing food while doing an intense workout.

I’m pretty terrible at following this basic advice, and still haven’t run a successful marathon partly because of it.

In a sense, no marathon run is successful. Either one doesn't finish, or one travels 26.2 miles in one of the more painful ways possible.

Or one finishes, but just well short of whatever time-goal they’d had in mind. In a way, you could say I lost twice that day, lol.

[Horace]

@Rich said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Horace said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Rich said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

It’s good to practice taking some nutrition in…even in rides where you won’t ‘need’ it. It can take a little experimenting to find what your body will accept, as well as getting it used to absorbing food while doing an intense workout.

I’m pretty terrible at following this basic advice, and still haven’t run a successful marathon partly because of it.

In a sense, no marathon run is successful. Either one doesn't finish, or one travels 26.2 miles in one of the more painful ways possible.

Or one finishes, but just well short of whatever time-goal they’d had in mind. In a way, you could say I lost twice that day, lol.

I’m sorry for your losses.

[Catseye3]

@Klaus said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

10 miles max and I’m toast.

Marathons come in different distances. You could do a mini-marathon, which is 5 miles. (I think.)

[Doctor Phibes]

@Catseye3 said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Klaus said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

10 miles max and I’m toast.

Marathons come in different distances. You could do a mini-marathon, which is 5 miles. (I think.)

Alternatively, you could just cycle the 26 miles.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Rich said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

It’s good to practice taking some nutrition in…even in rides where you won’t ‘need’ it. It can take a little experimenting to find what your body will accept, as well as getting it used to absorbing food while doing an intense workout.

I’m pretty terrible at following this basic advice, and still haven’t run a successful marathon partly because of it.

In a sense, no marathon run is successful. Either one doesn't finish, or one travels 26.2 miles in one of the more painful ways possible.

Spoken like someone who could never possibly finish a marathon.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Horace said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

@Rich said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

It’s good to practice taking some nutrition in…even in rides where you won’t ‘need’ it. It can take a little experimenting to find what your body will accept, as well as getting it used to absorbing food while doing an intense workout.

I’m pretty terrible at following this basic advice, and still haven’t run a successful marathon partly because of it.

In a sense, no marathon run is successful. Either one doesn't finish, or one travels 26.2 miles in one of the more painful ways possible.

Spoken like someone who could never possibly finish a marathon.

Spoken like someone who didn’t get that it was a joke.

[jon-nyc]

No actually it was spoken like someone who’s read his Aesop.

[89th]

@Klaus said in So this is what "bonking" feels like:

First, shaking, then dizziness for 20min. Almost passed out. Ate some emergency energy bar. Somehow managed the last 5k, with some help.

Won't happen again. I'll take fueling more seriously now.

Yikes, that is scary. Back in my marathon training days, I remember one 18-mile training run that started great but I hit the wall with less than a half-mile (0.8 km) to go. MAJOR cramps in the calf muscles, so I had to sit down in the grass. I couldn't get back up without the cramps firing, it was a little scary for about 20 minutes. Almost thought about calling the wife to have her drive over and pick me up. Luckily a fellow runner stopped by and gave me some water and helped me hobble back to where we all parked.

That wasn't just a "cool, my turn to tell a story" reply.... the point is it also changed how I respected nutrition/hydration after that. Specifically I started consuming more during runs than I normally would, and would also put nuun tablets in my water to increase electrolytes or whatever placebo they have.