A Perfect Mealtime

Woke up at 4, out the door by 4:30, too early for the local donut shop to be open. Road up with good energy to Poughkeepsie, total day's mileage about 94 -- a test to make sure I'm road-worthy for next week's first century of the season, to Montauk.

Consciously tried to eat every 3 hours or so, even if not hungry, definitely part of what kept me energized until the last 5 miles, when I ran out of water (I was constantly drinking out of an 80oz Camelback, refilled partially at various stops) and I lost focus and got a little lost, he he. Still made the 2:40pm train like planned, which was satisfying.

BREAKFAST: 4:15am, good yogurt with honey & peanuts, iced green tea, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE SNACK: 7:30am, whole wheat bagel with cream cheese & veg, 20oz gatorade, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE SNACK: 10am, chocolate chip cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE SNACK: 10:30am, cheese puffs, 20oz gatorade, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE SNACK: 11:30am, falafel on baguette with ruburb salsa, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Stopped in Boscobel, right outside of Cold Spring, a a cute little Hudson Valley farmer's market. Kinda weird, because it seemed like 99% of the attendants arrived by car. No sidewalks, lots of cars, I was the only bike, even. Mostly produce and candles and meats n' stuff, but one local fancy resto was doing some sort of outreach with a couple of high-falutin' sandwiches. This one had nicely spiced flat falafel patties on a crusty, chewy baguette with fresh mayo, a chunky bittersweet rhubarb salsa and dark micro greens -- a pretty ballsy spin on a falafel sandwich with a lot of soul. Other than the cars, eating this sandwich with water from my back on a wooden bench on a sunny lawn overlooking the Hudson was a pretty perfect meal.


BIKE SNACK: 2:45pm, black & white cookie, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 5:30pm, chicken burrito with whole wheat tortilla, chips & guac, water, 1.75 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, 8oz Sprite