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2009-03-15 9:16 AM
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Beanster - 2009-03-15 9:55 AM That's why I started this thread. Many people overestimate when they think they "bonk" "hit the wall" etc, confusing muscle fatigue and cramping for bonking.

^^^ Exactly.



2009-03-15 12:29 PM
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I guess the definition is up for discussion but  when I first heard the term I took it to mean what I had seen happen while in the Army. Pure full blown face plants or not being able to get back up. By that I mean not THINKING you couldnt get back but actually NOT having your body respond at all to what you were telling it or just being unconcious.

I once watched a buddy  do two face plants in a minute but that was more based on fatigue  and sleep deprivation ( 2.5 days) than anything else. The exhaustion feeling and the feeling of just having no more fuel are different but neither is fun.

Oh and talking to bushs and trees is just  a pleasant side effect. Hallucinations are always fun after the fact.

I have been told that I am hypoglycemic and experiencing that confusion, dizziness and exhaustion is not pleasant. As someone else said I always come home with some type of food left over no matter what I do.

 

2009-03-15 12:52 PM
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KiminON - 2009-03-12 11:00 AM my best was about hour 18 of a 24 hr solo MTB race. I was found lying on the ground having a conversation with a shrub named Steve.  Not much fun at all. Well, except for the folks that found me.

I'm so sorry for your bonk, but you tell a hilarious story and I'm sorry but I'm laughing out loud with tears in my eyes and down my face ! You have just cracked me up "Shrub named Steve".......... best laugh I've had in days !

 

x3. HILARIOUS.

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