Nausea during racing
Hi all, I'm hoping you can help me out here...
my general strategy in the races I've done is to go hard the first lap, and maybe half the second. Like real hard, gasping, searing pain kind of hard. Which is fine, I'm happy to push myself, but the thing that gets me down is the nausea. I feel like I'm bumping up against a sort of 'line' in my effort level, above which I really feel like I'm going to vomit.
Is there anything I can do to alleviate this? Better warm up? Different pre-race snack? I try to warm up just by trying to get some laps in during the pre-ride, and my snacks are generally apples and this trail-mix/granola bar thing my girlfriend makes for me. It's great, and I think it's healthy, but maybe it's to much? It has lots of chocolate and nuts and dried fruit and whatnot.
I mean I can deal with the pain and suffering, but I really don't want to vomit onto the course, and I think if I didn't have to deal with that I could explore my limits a little more freely.
Thanks in advance,
Com.