Quandries

In one week I will be taking Ol' Hoo Koo E Koo down to American Fork to participate in the 4th Annual Tour De Donut. The event slogan is "Ride. Eat. Ride. Eat. Ride". Very cool slogan. The concept is ride 7 miles, eat as many donuts as you can, ride another 7 miles, eat as many donuts as you can and finish up with a final 7 mile sprint! For every donut you eat, 3 minutes is subtracted from your overall time. I love the blending of a very fattening food and a very healthy activity! So, the quandry...

Which do I train for - the bike riding where I will be riding my mountain bike alongside riders who will be cheating by riding bikes that are actually build for riding on the road... Or the donut eating where I believe I can make a real difference in my final time, even with stops for disgorging along the way! On the donut side, expanding my stomach will enhance my ability to cut multiples of 3 minutes off my riding time but the downside is that too much donut power training will also increase the bulk that the bike will have to carry, thus slowing me down even further. If I train more on the bike, I will be strong enough to carry the extra weight, so... maybe the key is to train for both!!

Then there is a little case of lifelong Hypoglycemia to consider where too much sugar brings my energy level down and puts me to sleep. No worries - I'll drink plenty of water to keep the sugar diluted and I should be fine. In fact, started my donut training a little while ago. Shoved down as many as I could and now I'm ready to head out for the bike part of today's training... Hmmm, feeling a little tired... Maybe I'll just lay down here for a couple of minutes first....................................