Hammer
07-02-2006, 11:10 AM
So yesterday I biked 62 miles!
Yay! I got up at 5a.m. I was already hungry, so I ate a bowl of oatmeal. I was supposed to meet the other 3 at HyVee at 5:45. The guys were there eating their first breakfast.
We stopped 20 miles down the road and had a second breakfast. I had two thick slices of homemade wheat toast slathered with butter, two fried eggs and a sausage patty.
That held me for the rest of the ride. I continued drinking water and from my concoction of Mt. Dew, Sunkist, kool-aid (with a little salt added). And I did have energy bars, but I really didn't feel like I was needing them.
It took us about 4 1/2 hours to do the 63 miles or so... When I got home I had a bagel with PB on it and a glass of milk with chocolate protein powder. I took a nap for an hour or so.
My mom and grandma showed up mid-afternoon. I was starving by then again. So I made myself a packet of easy mac with a small can of tuna added. Mom's like, "You're eating that when we're going to be barbequing in just a little while?" I'm like, "Mom, I biked 62 miles today. I honestly don't think it'll be a problem."
Then later I eat a piece of New York strip, a mix of grilled veggies, biscuit, other munchies, a beer and a s'more.
:D And I still wake up hungry this morning. But, my appetite isn't as rampant today.
The calculater at bicycling.com said that I expended somewhere betwen like 2,592 and 3,240 calories. I was going 14 mph on average. There were several hills... but nothing TOO drastic. So I wasn't sure if it was 12-14, moderate effort or 14-16 heavy effort.
Yay! I got up at 5a.m. I was already hungry, so I ate a bowl of oatmeal. I was supposed to meet the other 3 at HyVee at 5:45. The guys were there eating their first breakfast.
We stopped 20 miles down the road and had a second breakfast. I had two thick slices of homemade wheat toast slathered with butter, two fried eggs and a sausage patty.
That held me for the rest of the ride. I continued drinking water and from my concoction of Mt. Dew, Sunkist, kool-aid (with a little salt added). And I did have energy bars, but I really didn't feel like I was needing them.
It took us about 4 1/2 hours to do the 63 miles or so... When I got home I had a bagel with PB on it and a glass of milk with chocolate protein powder. I took a nap for an hour or so.
My mom and grandma showed up mid-afternoon. I was starving by then again. So I made myself a packet of easy mac with a small can of tuna added. Mom's like, "You're eating that when we're going to be barbequing in just a little while?" I'm like, "Mom, I biked 62 miles today. I honestly don't think it'll be a problem."
Then later I eat a piece of New York strip, a mix of grilled veggies, biscuit, other munchies, a beer and a s'more.
:D And I still wake up hungry this morning. But, my appetite isn't as rampant today.
The calculater at bicycling.com said that I expended somewhere betwen like 2,592 and 3,240 calories. I was going 14 mph on average. There were several hills... but nothing TOO drastic. So I wasn't sure if it was 12-14, moderate effort or 14-16 heavy effort.