Originally Posted by
777arty
i had the strangest feeling today. about half way thru my commute, i stopped to add additional lights and change glasses from dark to clear. once i was on my way, i felt higher than the bike, or as if it wasn't under me at all ... seat felt like it was raised three feet, and my 700c' felt like 1200c. //very// strange feeling ... and i was cranking my butt off, flying thur a stretch of my commute i normally chill, and take it slow.
'happen to you? opposite of bonk? ... i don't think i would call it "the zone" ... but nice none the less.
and no, i'm not on any medication
M
I have that feeling from time to time... get it when I am swimming too. Sadly it usually means I am about to get a cold. I think it is the body giving me some adrenalin to help with the stress it is feeling while I am physically active, and it is fighting the incoming infection.
I really feels like I am in the zone. And since I tend to keep metrics on the swimming stuff, usually I find I have shaved a minute or two off my regular time. Then in a day or so... blammo... I get a cold.
Odd thing, but that is the way it's worked for me.
Perhaps your experience is different... maybe you were in the zone, or you somehow got a shot of adrenalin as your body somehow perceived a threat.