nutrition

Ride Plan

My last two long rides, each about fifty miles and lasting over five hours, finished with a high level of fatigue. On a scale of one to ten I would put it at seven, still able to drive home and clean up, and not collapse on the sofa, the next couple days were rough. I knew I was holding back on power, and for the Century Ride I wanted to go a bit harder, at what I hoped would be Ironman race pace. My rough draft plan then was to try to do a full one hundred miles at an average speed of 12 mph. Start time around 6am, finish between 2pm and 3pm. 

Eating is a life changing behavior. Eat well and you will be healthy. Eat poorly and your quality of life will suffer. Stop eating and you die. I can think of only three other activities of equal importance to our lives: drinking, sleeping, and breathing.

SAD

The acronym SAD stands for Standard American Diet. It’s fitting. Most Americans eat too much calorie-dense, nutrient-poor food, the result of cultural norms, over-processing, and an endless blizzard of advertising.