Noob question about bonking. I went out to ride ~50 miles (80k) today, and like an idiot didn't have anything to eat with me on the bike (although I had a good breakfast). Around mile 35, I just ran out of energy... flat out... I couldn't maintain speed except on the very flattest parts of the route, or on downhills.
I'm just curious as to what the difference between a bonk and good old fashioned fatigue is? It seemed to me to happen within 3 or 4 miles... at one point, I'm doing great, and then over about a 10-15 minute period, I started to wane, and then all of a sudden was like, "I gotta get off the bike soon." It was like a hammer had hit me... Needless to say, the latter miles of the ride absolutely sucked. I think I averaged somewhere between 10 and 12 mph (normal for me is just shy of 18 mph).
Thanks.
I'm just curious as to what the difference between a bonk and good old fashioned fatigue is? It seemed to me to happen within 3 or 4 miles... at one point, I'm doing great, and then over about a 10-15 minute period, I started to wane, and then all of a sudden was like, "I gotta get off the bike soon." It was like a hammer had hit me... Needless to say, the latter miles of the ride absolutely sucked. I think I averaged somewhere between 10 and 12 mph (normal for me is just shy of 18 mph).
Thanks.