A few years ago, in my finest hour as a bike racer, I stumbled upon good form mostly by accident.
After having worked nights for a few years, I switched to 9-to-5, daytime hours. Suddenly, I was getting a lot more sleep and finding my rides a lot more focused. When it came time to line up in early July for the Omaha Cycling Weekend, I was pretty much spot-on. Fresh, fast and ready.
I'm trying to replicate that run-up right now, since it appears I'll actually be racing in Omaha this year. The last two summers have been a bit of a mess, so I've actually missed the action ever since that good day a few years ago.
After Saturday's morning-long adventure, I took Sunday off and Monday easy. Today will be about three hours, with a bit of intensity built in at some point. Tomorrow's Wednesday Night Worlds will probably be a bit abbreviated. I'm racing Saturday in Iowa, and I want to be fresh.
Or, if nothing else, I'd like to be able to feel my legs. Two hours of drilling it on Wednesday won't help there.
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