Four things make biking difficult for me: 1) Wind advisory headwind.  2) Extended  climbing.  3) Not eating enough food.  4) Gray, cloudy, overcast days.  I recently experienced 1 and 2 in my little bike tour a couple of weekends ago and lived to tell the tale.  Today, I was a victim of 3 and 4.  The only thing I ate was my normal breakfast (oatmeal with raisins and soy milk).  Many trainers, including my SAT, can not emphasize the importance of eating often and enough before, during, and after a ride.  I thought that I could get away with not eating more this morning because I wasn’t planning on a big ride (only 15 miles today).  Halfway into the ride, I was starting to feel slow, fat, and lethargic.  Overcast days don’t sit well with me; living in the desert has certainly spoiled me with sunny days almost every day!  I’ve noticed that cloudy days dampen my mood and lower my energy.  In any case, I felt “blah” and was very happy to arrive home (and eat something!).

I think I need to revamp my food intake.