Oh Honey

Once upon a time, I was going for a bike ride with Dad; my brakes were rubbing and slowing me up a lot. I didn't really realize what was going on. I tried to push through it and ended up over heating and having a very traumatic experience. (I had been drinking a lot of Gatorade and ended up vomiting... a lot. I know, nasty. To this day I am unable to drink Gatorade, even the smell makes me gag.)

Ever since that experience I have been looking for a way to get carbs and electrolytes on my rides. My brilliant coach came home from work one day and threw a few packets of honey at me. (I learned later that 1 tablespoon of honey has about 17 grams of carbohydrates. Who knew?)

"Here, try these on a ride."

It works miracles! Give it a try, let me know what you think.

On another note. Tour De France starts this Saturday! You can watch it here

Good Morning!

My little brother has recently started cycling a little bit. After cycling to Dad's work the other day and having a short conversation about said little brothers progress Dad asked me to take him on my 11 mile route. I got home, asked little brother if he thought he was ready for a longer, to him, ride. He full heartily agreed and was very excited to be going out. I then explained to him that we'd be going on Saturday, but that it was a very busy day for me so we'd have to go early. 

"Like, I don't want to leave later than 6:30 early."

He just looked at me...

"You still want to go?"

"Yes! Of course I do!"

We were heading back home and the sun just started to peak over the mountains. Below is the picture I took:

This, dear readers, is why I cycle in the mornings. If there is a more beautiful sight I've yet to see it.