Drinking before a Century

I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been invited to
a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.

Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and drank
water during the night would it offset the effects of the alcohol? I would
like to avoid suffering during the ride !

"Rivermist" wrote in message
news:Mjl0d.164063$Fg5.32959@attbi_s53...
I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been invited
to a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.

Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and drank
water during the night would it offset the effects of the alcohol? I would
like to avoid suffering during the ride !

Is the century a training ride or a race? If it's a training ride, then I
wouldn't worry about enjoying 1 or 2 drinks. If you drink regulary - 1 or 2
drinks per day - then I wouldn't worry about a drink the night before a
race.

Alcohol will not de-hydrate you. While most non-alcoholic fluids are better
for hydration, alcohol will hydrate you better than no fluids at all.

Godd luck!

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:16:28 GMT, "Rivermist" wrote
in message Mjl0d.164063$Fg5.32959@attbi_s53:

I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been invited to
a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.
Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you?

Hell yes. Stick to long drinks and consume at least a pint of water
for each measure of alcoholic drink. I find that more than a couple
of pints of beer leaves me feeling seriously flat the following day.

Guy
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Williamsdrew wrote:
Alcohol will not de-hydrate you. While most non-alcoholic fluids are better
for hydration, alcohol will hydrate you better than no fluids at all.

Not true:

http://www.newscientist.com/lastword...e.jsp?id=lw799

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:52:07 GMT, Williamsdrew
wrote:

"Rivermist" wrote in message
news:Mjl0d.164063$Fg5.32959@attbi_s53...
I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been
invited
to a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.

Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and drank
water during the night would it offset the effects of the alcohol? I
would
like to avoid suffering during the ride !

Is the century a training ride or a race? If it's a training ride, then
I
wouldn't worry about enjoying 1 or 2 drinks. If you drink regulary - 1
or 2
drinks per day - then I wouldn't worry about a drink the night before a
race.

Alcohol will not de-hydrate you. While most non-alcoholic fluids are
better
for hydration, alcohol will hydrate you better than no fluids at all.

Godd luck!



I've have as many as 4-5 beers before a ride as long as 65 miles.
However, I personally don't recommend it, but I don't sleep as well when I
drink anything and I think it hurts my performance during the ride. For
my century, I won't be drinking anything prior to the ride.

--
Bob in CT
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Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:16:28 GMT, Mjl0d.164063$Fg5.32959@attbi_s53,
"Rivermist" wrote:

Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and drank
water during the night would it offset the effects of the alcohol? I would
like to avoid suffering during the ride !

Just moderate yourself. Don't mix grapes and grain and you should be
alright. Try drinking two glasses of water for every alcoholic
beverage you consume. Avoid the greasy snacks.
If you choose to drink wine, eat grapes before retiring.
--
zk

In rec.bicycles.misc Rivermist wrote:
I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been invited to
a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.

Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and drank
water during the night would it offset the effects of the alcohol? I would
like to avoid suffering during the ride !

ummm, this is really going to depend a lot on you. while touring i've
polished off a bottle of cheap red wine and ridden 124 miles the next day
without any real difference. the hangover tends to go away within the first
30 or 40 miles as long as you slam a lot of water before going to bed,
don't wet your bed or choke on your own vomit.

how much are you planning on drinking, anyway?

i love questions like this. i have the same problem tonite, as luck would
have it.
--
david reuteler

Bob in CT wrote:
|| On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:52:07 GMT, Williamsdrew
|| wrote:
||
||| "Rivermist" wrote in message
||| news:Mjl0d.164063$Fg5.32959@attbi_s53...
|||| I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been
|||| invited
||| to a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.
|||
||| Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and
||| drank water during the night would it offset the effects of the
||| alcohol? I would
||| like to avoid suffering during the ride !
|||
||| Is the century a training ride or a race? If it's a training ride,
||| then I
||| wouldn't worry about enjoying 1 or 2 drinks. If you drink regulary
||| - 1 or 2
||| drinks per day - then I wouldn't worry about a drink the night
||| before a race.
|||
||| Alcohol will not de-hydrate you. While most non-alcoholic fluids
||| are better
||| for hydration, alcohol will hydrate you better than no fluids at
||| all.
|||
||| Godd luck!
|||
|||
||
|| I've have as many as 4-5 beers before a ride as long as 65 miles.
|| However, I personally don't recommend it, but I don't sleep as well
|| when I drink anything and I think it hurts my performance during the
|| ride. For my century, I won't be drinking anything prior to the
|| ride.

I hope you mean you won't be drinking any booze

David Reuteler wrote:
|| In rec.bicycles.misc Rivermist wrote:
||| I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been
||| invited to a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.
|||
||| Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and
||| drank water during the night would it offset the effects of the
||| alcohol? I would like to avoid suffering during the ride !
||
|| ummm, this is really going to depend a lot on you. while touring
|| i've polished off a bottle of cheap red wine and ridden 124 miles
|| the next day without any real difference. the hangover tends to go
|| away within the first 30 or 40 miles as long as you slam a lot of
|| water before going to bed,
|| don't wet your bed or choke on your own vomit.

So, you head out with a hangover, huh?

||
|| how much are you planning on drinking, anyway?
||
|| i love questions like this. i have the same problem tonite, as luck
|| would have it.

Don't get too drunk.

|| --
|| david reuteler
||

Don't be a pussy. Go to the party and get all ****ed up. Then go on the
100 mile ride and bring along a 12 pack.


"Rivermist" wrote in message
news:Mjl0d.164063$Fg5.32959@attbi_s53...
I am doing a century tomorrow. As luck would have it I have been invited
to
a nice party tonight where there will be drinking.

Does drinking alcohol tend to de-hydrate you? If I went home and drank
water during the night would it offset the effects of the alcohol? I
would
like to avoid suffering during the ride !