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Howdo. My name is Zach Magoon and I have been commuting year-round by bike for the last 7 years in both Boston, MA and Portland, ME. Because each day brings new challenges, whether it be changing weather conditions, crappy drivers, sore muscles or mechanicals, I think my ramblings will be, at the very least, moderately amusing.
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Written by Commuter Files
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Sunday, 19 August 2007 |
I eat a quite a bit. More than most people, I think. I absolutely attribute this to commuting and biking. Now granted, I'm not super skinny, I could stand to lose 8-10lbs to bring me down to a race weight of 145, but I'd have to cut out baked goods and the occasional beer and wine and that's just not going to happen. I'm a sucker for scones and chocolate chip cookies too from a bakery here in Portland. Not sure I could give that up. And why should I?
I usually have to eat every 3-4 hours. I'm not talking big meals, but my stomach usually starts growling first thing in the morning, so I have first breakfast around six. Then, I ride anywhere from 25-40 miles, get to work and by 9:30, I'm ready for a baked good. A bagel or a scone usually fits the bill. Some days I toss back a banana or another piece of fruit, but that never seems to stay with me. This is the time of day that I'm the most hungry. If I don't get something, I get a little shaky or dizzy.
By 11:30, I'm starving again. I have to put down lunch shortly after noon. Generally I buy lunch in town. I get crap from certain people in the office who ask "how can you afford to eat out every day?" Well, I don't pay for gas or parking and neither does my wife. So suck on that. Parking downtown goes for $90-100 per month and if I were to drive 25-40 miles a day, that would be 15 bucks a week in gas at the very least so all of that goes into my lunch fund.
Lunch usually consists of a big sandwich maybe some chips or pretzels and a lot of water. Some days, I get Thai noodles or Indian food which fills me up pretty well, but tends to be a bit on the pricey side, so those are more treats. A couple times a week in the early afternoon, I get a cookie (but normally on days that I don't get a scone in the morning) and wash it down with a decaf coffee. By the time I get ready to ride home after 5, I'm thinking about what to make for dinner. I cook dinner pretty much every night--I love it. I sample as I go, making sure everything tastes ok for my wife and daughter. Trying to keep a balanced diet, most meals contain at least one veggie, a starch and some protein. Last night I grilled some salmon and some napa cabbage (grill it next time it's so tasty) and some lemongrass rice. That's a typical meal at the Magoon household and generally there are no leftovers. I like to make food fresh every day.
Perhaps, I don't eat all that much, but I sure do think about food for a good part of the day. Not sure what the hell I'm going to do if I ever stop riding? I guess I'll just have to keep pedaling my ass around forever.
Zm
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