Originally Posted by ericm979

That's what Hammer says in their litterature and its been bugging me for a while. I don't think that it is right for everyone. It is certainly not right for me. I do just fine riding an hour or two after a decent breakfast. But I don't eat high glycemic foods (like a bar, or sugary/processed ceral) for breakfast. If I do then I will get the insulin spike they talk about and it will suck. If I wait three hours after breakfast I am already getting hungry. For a long race where getting the calories down is important, I don't want to start out with a deficit.

For a short race like this one and with it being close to home, I would have eaten a normal breakfast and then raced with maybe 1/2 of a bottle of HEED and some water. If there's more drive time involved or the race is longer, I'll have a snack while warming up and bring more food for the race.

But I am one of those 'breakfast is the most important meal' people. Lots of people get up and do training rides with no breakfast, which just wouldn't work for me. Its clear that people differ, and you should experiment to see what works for you.