Yet another milestone

Q: What's after a metric century? A: 120km.

That's what the three amigos (IN, PK and I) did this morning. We were in good and esteemed company - JN, SY, SC and WL (inaugural road ride). We covered the Changi Coastal route - 4 loops for 120, 3 loops for 100, etc).

Traffic - not vehicular, but the two-wheel varietal - was unusually heavy, this being the eve of the Lunar New Year. There would have been close to 150 bikes we saw. The most interesting was an elderly gentlemen who crept up on us, almost too silently. He gave a grin and passed us just like that! Then there were the eastside Joyriders, large and small groups, as well as solitary figures all grinding it out.

WL was outstanding and surpassed our expectations by keeping up with 25 to 26 kph. His fitness base is very good indeed. Everyone took turns to pull and we took many breaks to keep ourselves sane. The last leg was a little hard on the guys, as we came back at above 30 kph on the coastal stretch.

Everyone agreed that it was a tough ride. It took almost 4:40 riding time, and close to 6 hours overall including breaks, etc. Average speed 27.1 kph.

In terms of calories burnt, the ride took off 2,400 calories. This is even higher than a marathon.

Congratulations to all FOTR-ers!

PS: In terms of nutrition, the Infinit drink - supplemented with a cereal bar and a couple of chewies and S-caps - appeared to be working. I didn't bonk towards the end.

Infinit nutrition

A few months back, coach introduced me to Infinit nutrition, a custom blended sports drink that eliminates gel, bars, salt and electrolyte tablets. It came by way of Mark Allen, who endorses Infinit.

A quick check of Infinit's website suggests that this product could be worth trying, especially for longer endurance events such as cycling where we don't necessarily want to fiddle with cereal bars, gels, etc. The problem is that the website does not accept credit cards from Singapore.

So I called the company and to my relief, they do make exceptions. And I placed an order. That was last month. The package came today.

Is Infinit really what it makes out to be? Can it live up to its hype? Nothing like trying out for myself.