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Author	Topic: Straight from cyclingnews.com Fitness Q&A
herbocharged 05-08-2003 10:24 AM	From a cyclist in Belgium "Asthma and diet - but what do you eat Harley here; what do I eat? I'm racing a kermesse in Belgium today; last night for dinner I had bananas and dates - carbs and everything you need and nothing you don't! This morning a kilo of oranges, 30 minutes later kilo of bananas and finally two hours before I go to battle 500g to a kilo of dates. In the race more dates or some pure diluted fruit juice. Fruit always first as it ferments with other foods causing what you're thinking; immediately after some more dates; maybe 200gm. Obviously I'm drinking filtered water all day and no coffee or caffeine tablets as it depletes my iron and vitamin stores, gives me a false high and a real come down; for dinner more fruit or oats or pasta and veggies. Right now I average 700km a week and have done just over 12000km for the year; if I have to go hard I eat fruit because it takes the least amount of energy to digest and when in its raw ripe state contains essential vitamins and enzymes which are lost or damaged when cooked. In my last 24 hour race I won I ate dates, bananas and a little soy; no sleep, no stimulants, didn't need it. Skeptical? Try and fly! But read first so you get your facts and knowledge. But most important of all wisdom! And I did a 415km day in March and ate fruit until the 320km mark then I had some honey bread. I haven't been sick for 2 years; sure you can win on 80psi why not have 100psi? 99.9 percent of our health problems are diet and lifestyle. Just look at the animal in the wild and the animals we 'look after', humans are the sickest animals on the planet. Simple! Let the health begin. Harley Belgium Saturday, 3 May 2003"
SB 05-10-2003 01:12 PM	Thanks for the link (great site, I love cycling). and very nice to know there are cyclists that do it the natural way.
Wai 05-10-2003 01:22 PM	nice link