Originally Posted by BlazingPedals

Not so many years ago, I didn't need no steenking warm-up. I'd go full-bore off the starting line, and about the time I was running out of breath, I'd be warmed up and get my second surge. Now it takes anywhere from 2 miles to 20 miles, and I never know what it'll be until I'm doing it. If I'm a'pushing and it ain't a-working, I just back off for another mile or two before trying again.