Originally Posted by
waterrockets
The only time effects I've seen have been related to hydration and diet (like if I mow the lawn before a race and don't take in enough water).
Been there and done that, but I didn't get the T-shirt. If I had the T-shirt it would probably say in large font "I am a total idiot."
Originally Posted by
waterrockets
Other than that, I can have break-out performances at a 7am even or a 7pm event, or even a lunch-time power test.
I wish that I knew what steps lead up to those days where you can ride several levels above your normal self. I have experienced those days in every sport that I have competed, but I cannot find the recipe
to do it at will. Perhaps the elite competitors have figured out how to do that and that is what makes them elite. And for me it has happened all over the clock so it isn't a "morning person"/"night person" deal.
Originally Posted by
waterrockets
Don't let BS like time of day get into your head. Your fitness is yours. You own it. You don't have fewer red blood cells when you wake up or something. Just ride.
"Just ride" sounds like a Nike sound bite. I should have expected that now that you ride a Trek.
