I had a great Sunday… but before I tell you about my Sunday here is a quick recap of my ride on Saturday.
Saturday’s ride was in Columbus TX, which is a good 1 hr 45 min drive from where I live. Raymond was out of town on a business trip so I had to make this long drive on my own. I met up with a friend half way and we drove in the rest of the way together.
There were two route options; 50 mi and 60 mi. I had planned on riding the 60 mi route, but after talking to friends on the morning of the ride decided to do the 50 mi route and I am glad that I did. HOLY HILLS! They killed me. There were people that would stop half way through the hill and walk up the rest. My goal for the day was to finish my 50 mi without stopping other than the rest stops.
Ride states:
50 Miles of HILSS
12.2 mph avg
Total time: 4 hrs 30 min (including stops)
My eats for the day;
- Green Juice to start the day
- Pecan Muffin on my long drive to Columbus
- Rest Stop 1: 1 Banana and 2 dates
- Rest Stop 2: 2/3 of a baked Sweet Potato and 1 date
- After the ride 1 Banana
- Lunch @ Panera Bread – Vegetarian Black Bean Soup & Veggie Mediterranean Sandwich
I was going to put a picture of my baked sweet potato that I took with me… but it didn’t look very pretty.
At lunch we all decided that we are beat from the ride and need a day to rest and vetoed the ride on Sunday (Thank goodness)
Raymond got home Saturday night at 9 PM and I had Baked Pasta ready for him to enjoy!
For the first time in so long (I can’t remember how long but at least 2 weeks) we have been up and running at 4:30 AM, including Saturdays and Sundays… This past Sunday though we slept in until 7:30… oh and it felt good.
We decided to go for a short ride around our house but my legs were so tired that we stopped after 13 miles. After the ride we had pancakes and I went back to bed and got a nice 2 hr mid-day nap 
Raymond and I went to the outlets mall on 290 in the afternoon and had a relaxing afternoon walking around.
Dinner tonight was spaghetti squash topped with red cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes tossed in Hemp Oil and Lime Juice.
This is a new week Set yourself ONE GOAL this week and try to achieve it!
My goal for the week, not get worked up at work.
~ G
Wow! You’re a rock star for doing all that cycling!
Your food pics are beautiful! That pasta and the salad look so colorful
That spaghetti squash looks great! YUM. Sounds like you really deserved the sleep-in day. Love your goal for the week by the way. I need to learn to just enjoy enjoy enjoy period
Congrats on biking
50 miles sounds crazy! I can’t relate to cycling but I know running hills is the worst
The spaghetti squash is so colorful!
That pasta and tonight’s spaghetti squash dinner looks so GOOD!! You can come cook for me anytime!!
i love that challenge! my goal for this week is to (try) not to eat anything that’s highly processed and then evaluate how i feel at the end!
I LOVE that you brought a sweet potato with you on the ride!
I just tried spaghetti squash for the first time and loved it! Great looking din
Congrats on the great bike ride!
Now that is spaghetti squash done right!
50 miles? That is absolutely amazing. I can do about 7 before I have to stop, more out of my bottom hurting than anything.
I love your baked pasta dish. I pull those together for Ali and Maya all the time…easy and tasty and they make great leftovers too!
omg i need that baked pasta in my life! thanks for sharing the recipe in your last post
awesome girl! I would have been dying on those hills too. I don’t know what it is but they just kill me and my legs stop functioning or something? mmm baked pasta is my fav
spaghetti squash topped with red cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes tossed in Hemp Oil and Lime Juice looks great..the salad dressing i posted today used hemp oil in it. love it!
50 miles and uphill?? You’re hardcore!
Your meals look so good. I just wish we had spaghetti squash over here!
I always joke with Steven about how sleeping in for me on the weekends is 8:00. It feels so good to get a few extra hours, doesn’t it?!
Way to go on your ride! I know I keep saying this, but you are so hardcore!
I am working on my guest post…
wow, nice bike ride
that sounds really challenging! the baked pastsa & spaghetti squash both look awesome.
Your pasta looks amazing! I am so impressed with all of your biking skills! Wow!
Your ride sounds fun! And WOWZERS on the 50 miles. That is awesome! I also have to say your pasta sounds so yummy. And your food pictures are always so colorful and fun. It makes me so hungry reading your food! I attempted the polenta pizza over the weekend, but used the store wet polenta instead of dried. It came out okay, the crust was a bit mushy. It was still delish, but I am thinking something was bit off. But next up I am going to try to make your falafel balls! Soooo excited!
that must have been soooooo hilly if it took that long….you are a rock star girl!
that pasta dish sat. night looks great and what a healthful dinner sunday night.
my goal for the week is to run twice…..did a run this morning so I have one left!
What an awesome idea…one goal for one week. It makes it seem a lot more manageable that way doesn’t it?!
And wow…50 miles…you are simply amazing!
Yum, that pasta looks awesome!
My goal is to get out in the sunshine more and get to a yoga class.