Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
Not eating enough, not sleeping enough, just hoping that I don't forget some critical piece of equipment when I leave.
This sounds like an honest answer I might give. Did I leave the phone plugged in and charging? Where's the dang GPS? Hard to sleep when I'm trying to remember to fill up the water bottles when I wake up.
On a tour, though, after a day or two I fall into a routine of going to bed early and waking at dawn. Part of that's intentional -- I want to ride as far as I can before it gets too hot. Another big part is just the consequence of riding 50-80 miles for a couple days in a row -- I'm tired enough that I want to rest, regardless of what else is going on.