Comments on: Respect for the Bonk http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Bonking in the Worst Way « Beyond Academia http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-495335 Bonking in the Worst Way « Beyond Academia Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:32 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-495335 [...] up this morning just fine, only 2.5 pounds lighter.  For those unfamiliar with the term bonking click here.  And to be clear, I bonked about 4 miles in, maybe.  It was a long ride, to say the least.  It [...] [...] up this morning just fine, only 2.5 pounds lighter.  For those unfamiliar with the term bonking click here.  And to be clear, I bonked about 4 miles in, maybe.  It was a long ride, to say the least.  It [...]

]]> By: Fatty’s Respect for the Bonk « Speed Skate World- By Peter Doucet- Online Since 1999 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-122507 Fatty’s Respect for the Bonk « Speed Skate World- By Peter Doucet- Online Since 1999 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:33:56 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-122507 [...] for the Bonk Posted on March 22, 2008 by peterdoucet I think that Fat Cyclist’s entry Respect for the Bonk is quite applicable to roller speed skating- and perhaps to ice as [...] [...] for the Bonk Posted on March 22, 2008 by peterdoucet I think that Fat Cyclist’s entry Respect for the Bonk is quite applicable to roller speed skating- and perhaps to ice as [...]

]]> By: blinddrew http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-116876 blinddrew Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:08:40 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-116876 My last bonk was actually running a marathon. I was online for a 3.5 hour time but round about the 24th mile it all sssslllloooowwwweeeeddddd down. i went from steady 8 minute miles to a 12 minute mile. The last water stop and a banana were enough to pick me up and reach the end ok but i then failed to meet up with my friend with the cash and metro ticket so had to walk all the way across paris afterwards! hot and knackered and navigating by the maps on the side of bus shelters! My last bonk was actually running a marathon. I was online for a 3.5 hour time but round about the 24th mile it all sssslllloooowwwweeeeddddd down. i went from steady 8 minute miles to a 12 minute mile. The last water stop and a banana were enough to pick me up and reach the end ok but i then failed to meet up with my friend with the cash and metro ticket so had to walk all the way across paris afterwards! hot and knackered and navigating by the maps on the side of bus shelters!

]]> By: Clydesteve http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-115067 Clydesteve Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:15:24 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-115067 My only bike bonk. I had never ridden longer than 20 miles, that i could recall. But I ran a lot, and when a ~20 yrs younger workmate asked me if I wanted to pedal over to the coast (80 miles), camp overnight, and pedal back the next day, I said: :Sure!". Per Jeff's instructions, I brought only my sleeping bag, fresh socks and a water bottle. We took off after work, and wanted to get over the Oregon Coast Range (mountains, but not huge - maybe 2000 ft elev gain) before dark. So we moved on out at about 20 MPH. Jeff was not prone to bonking, and I had never heard of it. We had 1 water bottle each, and no food. He has a marijuana joint, but i did not imbibe. I bonked about 1/4 mile before the final pass over the Coast Range. I don't remember anything except laying in the gravel by the side of the road, cars whooshing by, flat on my back, eyes closed, seeing whirling dark spots. I thought they would go away if I rested a while. Jeff was shaking me: "Steve, man, you bonked! This is not going to get better until you get food in you! You have been laying here for over 1/2 an hour! Just get up and go!" I finally did, feebly following him in the dark, for what seemed like hours. (We had about 1/2 mile until a 5-mile long downhill coast.) We ended up at <b>MO's Famous Clam Chowder House</b>. I ate about 15 packages of saltines along with 20 glasses of water while we waited for our chowder - about a 16 minute wait. That revived me enought for the 6-mile slog down the coast to a park - with a twitchy ride over what seemed like a very high bridge thrown in. http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv7095.php My only bike bonk. I had never ridden longer than 20 miles, that i could recall. But I ran a lot, and when a ~20 yrs younger workmate asked me if I wanted to pedal over to the coast (80 miles), camp overnight, and pedal back the next day, I said: :Sure!”. Per Jeff’s instructions, I brought only my sleeping bag, fresh socks and a water bottle.

We took off after work, and wanted to get over the Oregon Coast Range (mountains, but not huge – maybe 2000 ft elev gain) before dark. So we moved on out at about 20 MPH. Jeff was not prone to bonking, and I had never heard of it. We had 1 water bottle each, and no food. He has a marijuana joint, but i did not imbibe. I bonked about 1/4 mile before the final pass over the Coast Range. I don’t remember anything except laying in the gravel by the side of the road, cars whooshing by, flat on my back, eyes closed, seeing whirling dark spots. I thought they would go away if I rested a while.

Jeff was shaking me: “Steve, man, you bonked! This is not going to get better until you get food in you! You have been laying here for over 1/2 an hour! Just get up and go!” I finally did, feebly following him in the dark, for what seemed like hours. (We had about 1/2 mile until a 5-mile long downhill coast.)

We ended up at MO’s Famous Clam Chowder House. I ate about 15 packages of saltines along with 20 glasses of water while we waited for our chowder – about a 16 minute wait.

That revived me enought for the 6-mile slog down the coast to a park – with a twitchy ride over what seemed like a very high bridge thrown in. http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv7095.php

]]> By: Grant http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-113900 Grant Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:52:04 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-113900 My most memorable bonk was a couple of years ago. I was doing a Polaris here in Australia (2 day orienteering type thing, done in pairs where you carry all your own equipment - tent, food, etc). On day 1 we had stuffed around a bit in the morning, and were pushing it pretty hard to get to the over night campsite within the permitted 7 hours. I think we were about 10km (we believed) away from the camp when I ran out of water. I remember turning my legs over ever so slowly, and my team mate was giving me "encouraging" words... "Come on mate, just a bit further, not much time left, we've got to make it". My reply was a very harsh "DO YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO MAKE ME RIDE ANY FASTER!" He kind of went "Ohhh..." and went out a few meters ahead to give my seething space... That night at the camp I must have been extremely hungry. Freeze-dried junket camp food - I actually thought it tasted great at the time!!! I am now preparing for a 100km mtb race. It's in 6 weeks time. 2 days ago was my first ride in almost 3 months (babies can take up a lot of time!) so I am kind of expecting to bonk in this one... My most memorable bonk was a couple of years ago. I was doing a Polaris here in Australia (2 day orienteering type thing, done in pairs where you carry all your own equipment – tent, food, etc). On day 1 we had stuffed around a bit in the morning, and were pushing it pretty hard to get to the over night campsite within the permitted 7 hours.

I think we were about 10km (we believed) away from the camp when I ran out of water. I remember turning my legs over ever so slowly, and my team mate was giving me “encouraging” words… “Come on mate, just a bit further, not much time left, we’ve got to make it”. My reply was a very harsh “DO YOU THINK THAT’S GOING TO MAKE ME RIDE ANY FASTER!”

He kind of went “Ohhh…” and went out a few meters ahead to give my seething space…

That night at the camp I must have been extremely hungry. Freeze-dried junket camp food – I actually thought it tasted great at the time!!!

I am now preparing for a 100km mtb race. It’s in 6 weeks time. 2 days ago was my first ride in almost 3 months (babies can take up a lot of time!) so I am kind of expecting to bonk in this one…

]]> By: brokemba http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-113494 brokemba Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-113494 I bonked once, but it was enough to bug me for years. I was 40 miles from home and out of everything, why you ask, because I was stupid...period. As everything slowed down and the energy crash happened, I was completely disconnected from the world. Seeing stars and staring at a road sign that I knew, I couldn't put together where I was to tell my spouse how to get me. I knew the road sign, I knew where I was, but the part of the brain that connects that knowledge to anything useful was cut. Really a bad day... I bonked once, but it was enough to bug me for years. I was 40 miles from home and out of everything, why you ask, because I was stupid…period.

As everything slowed down and the energy crash happened, I was completely disconnected from the world. Seeing stars and staring at a road sign that I knew, I couldn’t put together where I was to tell my spouse how to get me. I knew the road sign, I knew where I was, but the part of the brain that connects that knowledge to anything useful was cut. Really a bad day…

]]> By: Jared http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-113230 Jared Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:41:14 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-113230 The worst bonk I've suffered wasn't all that long ago. I was out running some errands on the cx bike and pushing fairly hard, about 50 miles total for the day. I didn't have much to eat that day but I always throw a granola bar or something in my pack before I leave as a "just in case." About 8 miles from home I ran out of water, and shortly there after ran out of energy. I pulled over, barely able to push my bike, found some shade and sat down for a little while...ate my crunchy granola bar which further added to my thirst...but about 10 minutes later provided enough energy to get back on the bike and head home. Upon arriving I'm pretty sure I emptied the fridge and spiked our water bill for the month! The worst bonk I’ve suffered wasn’t all that long ago. I was out running some errands on the cx bike and pushing fairly hard, about 50 miles total for the day. I didn’t have much to eat that day but I always throw a granola bar or something in my pack before I leave as a “just in case.” About 8 miles from home I ran out of water, and shortly there after ran out of energy. I pulled over, barely able to push my bike, found some shade and sat down for a little while…ate my crunchy granola bar which further added to my thirst…but about 10 minutes later provided enough energy to get back on the bike and head home.

Upon arriving I’m pretty sure I emptied the fridge and spiked our water bill for the month!

]]> By: Mike Roadie http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-112815 Mike Roadie Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:54:16 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-112815 The worst feeling in athletic life--worse than losing. And sometimes, you just can't prevent it. You may try, but........ The worst feeling in athletic life–worse than losing. And sometimes, you just can’t prevent it. You may try, but……..

]]> By: Hoggy http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-112058 Hoggy Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:16:21 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-112058 I knew i had bonked big time when I was riding up a steep but short hill and passed the 800m mark to the summit. The realisation came when i passed the 600m mark about a minute and half later. I rested at the top of the hill (when i finally made it) and contemplated the 38 degree temp(100F)and 75k left to ride and instead rode back down the hill and called for my ride. We tarvelled by car to the race end and it was there i started to feel good about my first DNF when so many others pulled out mid race and the tar on the road was literally melting. I knew i had bonked big time when I was riding up a steep but short hill and passed the 800m mark to the summit. The realisation came when i passed the 600m mark about a minute and half later. I rested at the top of the hill (when i finally made it) and contemplated the 38 degree temp(100F)and 75k left to ride and instead rode back down the hill and called for my ride.

We tarvelled by car to the race end and it was there i started to feel good about my first DNF when so many others pulled out mid race and the tar on the road was literally melting.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.fatcyclist.com/2005/10/12/respect-for-the-bonk/comment-page-1/#comment-112018 Aaron Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:31:31 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2008/03/16/respect-for-the-bonk/#comment-112018 I remember my bike bonking one time up the hills outside Brisbane (Australia). I was riding away with this niggling feeling something wasn't right (I knew i was due for some food soon) the pedals seemed to be going slower then as I was about 50m from the top my bike stopped and fell sideways taking me with it. My bike bonked so in sympathy I ate everything I had on me plus some of my friends food and the bike seemed to recover ok. I remember my bike bonking one time up the hills outside Brisbane (Australia). I was riding away with this niggling feeling something wasn’t right (I knew i was due for some food soon) the pedals seemed to be going slower then as I was about 50m from the top my bike stopped and fell sideways taking me with it. My bike bonked so in sympathy I ate everything I had on me plus some of my friends food and the bike seemed to recover ok.

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