Originally Posted by
scottfsmith
OK it sounds like it probably is just related to me not being super energetic in the morning .. no surprise there really, I am very much a night person.
I do get plenty of sleep and also have lots of coffee before heading out.
Hopefully if I do this morning business for another six months I will adapt a bit. In any case it is not the biggest deal, the less energetic AM rides are a lot better than roasting in a humid 90F that we will have here in a few hours.
Yeah, I think that's the key. Especially if you're getting up earlier than you normally have been, it will take time to adapt. You may need more time spent warming up to be able to really push hard, because you're dealing with your body being used to low activity at that time of day, plus usually when I wake up my muscles need some time to start working smoothly.