Originally Posted by
Grumpy McTrumpy
I'm doing the Thater 4/5 race. It's the only race besides the pro on Sunday (and I have to work on Satuday all day) and begins at 8:30am. I don't get home from work until 1am or later though. My plan (if one can call it that) is to get up at 5, have breakfast, arrive at Thater several hours early, and do a long easy warm-up ride, with plenty of hydration.
Thoughts? (I cannot skip this race, the team considers it the AAA race of the year).
Get good sleep 2 and 3 nights before. I routinely race on 36 hours of no sleep and the key to feeling okay, for me, is sleep the 2-3 nights before the race.