I ate 4000 calories today! Holy crap, what a piggy. Actually, I NEEDED the food because I rode my bike 71 miles this morning. Then I went out for a 3.5 mile brick run. Total workout time of almost 5 hours.

Here’s my BT calorie log for today:

Nutrition: 3000 burned + 1300 rmr = 4300 allowed. I don’t think i can eat that much! (wrong!)
Calories: 4048 From fat: 1234.33 (137.87g, 30.49%)
Carbs: 2188.58 (550.03g, 54.07%) Protein: 625.09 (157.1g, 15.44%)

It’s now 8 pm, and I’m not the least bit tired. Last year, I was pretty much useless the rest of the day after long workouts! I was so wiped out and needed a long nap in the middle of the day to recover.

I think the difference is fueling. Last year, when I did long training rides, I skimped on the Gu during the ride, and skimped on calories afterward. The idea was to take advantage of that calorie deficit so I would lose fat and get lean.

This year I am not skimping on the fuel during the training rides, and I am eating ALOT of food to make up that huge calorie deficit. Case in point, today’s 4000 calories!

And I’m not tired one little bit!

Here are some pictures that I tweeted from today’s ride (click to enlarge):

You know you’re in the Boonies, when…
boonies
Time to Turn Around:
green
GTF Outa My Way:
gft
Flatted 1/2 mile from home:
flat