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Old 08-28-08, 02:44 PM
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jrennie
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Originally Posted by YMCA
Personally, I'd ride at least a couple hours w/ some good efforts the night before, then the next morning the same thing early before your event. That way come race time, you at least have a rythym again.

Luckily for you, good form is on your side. Stay away from those vacation buffet lines!
Spoken like a pro/ex-pro. Take your average cat5/newbie/casual rider and tell him to put in a couple hours the night before and morning of and he's not going to make it to the race let alone have good form. That could total he/her weekly time in 24 hours.
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