interesting - on your long rides did you use this nutrition plan?
I used to use Perpetum (sp) from Hammer (in addition to water and Gatorade) until it started giving me the dry heaves during the race. I kept trying to force it as it worked, but my stomach wanted nothing of it, still can’t do it today.
made me laugh that you didn’t take your shoes out of the bag right away - I did the same thing - left them in my hot garage a couple days after my first