Caffeine can easily be obtained, but making coffee before sunrise is just not much fun especially if you didn't go to bed anywhere near sunset. If you are like me and don't like coffee then coffe's just not an option anyway. The better solution is to get out of bed 40 minutes before your start time, flip open the cooler and grab an ice cold energy drink. If you couple this with a side of fried bacon and a Camelbak full of Cytomax, you have just have just consumed the ultimate pre race breakfast. This combination has worked well for me, although I do need to figure out what is causing this post race stomach ache that I always seem to have.
For an entire season prior to my last knee surgery I suffered through a lot of painful races. Sometimes it wasn't that bad, but other times after practice I was walking around the camp trying to bum pain killers just so I could get back on my bike for the race. Throughout that season I learned a lot about bumming pain killers and the most important thing I learned is where the best place was to bum pain killers.
At any race there are multiple classes of racers generally based upon either age or ability of the racer. The fastest class is the Pro class, this class is generally made up of racers in their late teens and twenties. This is the worst place to find pain killers as these racers are young and extremely talented so they very rarely fall or suffer any injuries. If they do have a pain killer it is usually the run of the mill 200mg Advil and it usually comes from one of their girlfriends purses.
Common sense would tell you that in order to find pain killers you need to find people who are in pain. This brings us to Class 40 and Class 50. These classes are based strictly upon age and you have to be at least a certain age to qualify for that class. Class 30, Class 40, Class 50, and so on. The absolute best place to bum pain killers is Class 40 and 50. Not only are these racers usually in constant pain due to age and prior nagging injuries, but they also know and have access to real pain killers. If you ask a Class 40 or 50 racer for a pain killer, he will not insult you with a 200mg Ibuprofen, he will immediately offer up at least an 800 and then get you a hookup to his riding buddy who has some Vicodin and another guy he knows that just showed up with some Hydrocodone. I found that these classes are pretty well hooked up and will do their best to help out a fellow racer in need.
If for some reason you happen to show up in pain, and are in a bind, hit me up. I can usually spare a Red Bull and I think I still know where to find the guy with the 800's.
Rob Swan
Qualifying Broker
Swan Realty, Red River, NM
SwanRealtyRedRiver.com
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