Distance: 55 miles Average: 10.5
Note to self: Eat More Often. I can feel myself losing fat and gaining muscle, and I’m still not eating enough. Today I had (omitting dinner):
- 1 bowl oatmeal
- 2 cups coffee
- 1 peanut butter and honey sandwich
- 1 orange
- 1 chicken salad wrap with olives and artichokes
- some granola
And I ran out of energy (ie: ‘bonked’) near the top of the final grueling hill. The key seems to be timing. I had been riding for two hours without any nourishment. When I took a break an hour back I should have eaten. Instead I just rested and paid the price later.
My brain was like, “I ate an hour ago.” But then my body couldn’t hack it. I gave it some granola and within 15 minutes I was spinning at a good rhythym again. So today was a pretty good day. Made good time. Scared a deer. Mooed at some cows.