I hate to interrupt all the penguin hitting, Lance bashing and general boyz bull****, but I have a serious question.

Anyone ever have them? What causes them?

So, I rode 85 miles today (and btw--it was a GORGEOUS, sunny, 60F day in NorCal). I don't think I ate enough (common for me). What I had on the bike was:

3/4 large bottle of Accelerade (yuck)
1 large bottle of blue Gatorade
a couple of squirts of Hammergel
one Powerbar
All the above were while riding.

Only 3 short stops--first one to buy the Gatorade and use the bathroom (5 minutes)
Second one of about 10 minutes--drank a Coke, ate what was about 4 Fig Newtons and a bag of salted peanuts (craving for salt).
Third one of about 5 minutes to slam down another Coke.

Got home and started to eat a sandwich and drink a Red Bull and felt something funny on the roof of my mouth. The next thing you know, blood is gushing out of my mouth and a huge blood blister had popped. Yuck!

Any idea of what caused this? Route was hella hilly (out to Pt. Reyes for you locals), but I rode nice and easy (no speed records set).

clm

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clm
Nashville, TN
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