Evelyn๐ฒ่็พ่ฏ๐I made it right on time! ๐๐ดโโ๏ธ
Ride leader is here too. ๐
The others, not. ๐
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Oh my goodness. So much drama today. So embarrassing. Multiple cramping episodes and one great fall... just walking* up a steep incline.
Scraped one elbow.
I wasn't even pushing my heavy #bike... or any bike. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
One of the gents had offered to push my bike up the hill. I was going to get his light bike and push it. Didn't even get to his bike. I just fell. With a cramping right calf. That was not fun. ๐
I opted to take a tricycle* up the steep hill. It was 50 pesos well-spent. ๐
Felippe Katan@evelyn Just saw this post. I had a lot of cramps in cycling context, until I discovered I was missing salt.
I sweat a lot, so I lose a lot of salt during my activities. Drinking only water was not enough to hydrate. I began adding good isotonic drinks and salty snacks to the hardest/longest rides. Worked really well.
@evelyn some more information here:
@katan
Yeah. I should just eat chips as a quick snack.
I usually go for some kind of ham and bread, or cheese and bread, or slice of loaf ๐. And soda to get some sugar. I just thought it was more useful to eat that way on long rides. Totally neglected the salt. ๐
Thanks! ๐