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I can't sleep

vermootenvermooten Posts: 2,697
edited January 2008 in The bottom bracket
It's truly annoying.

I got up at 530 yesterday morn to do an audax which took over 7 hours, and I've had just 4.5 hours' sleep and I'm up again. It sucks.

That picture of me in my little icon to the left is very accurate right now.
You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

Manchester Wheelers

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  • bagpusscpbagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    Been there and suffered just as youself.
    I used to have the same issues before any early starts
    1/ 0530hr start at work,5 days a week. :wink:
    2/Getting up to ride a 600k event at 0400hrs at weekends ,driving to event etc .
    Solved problem by changing job : Then one day whilst riding an event at some unearthly hour,I ask myself why I was doing it :idea: :?: :roll: . No real answer came to mind :shock: .
    I now ride my bike at a sensible hour and ENJOY it . :P :D

    BEWARE OF PEER PRESSURE :!:
    PS I LOOKED FAR WORST.
    bagpuss
  • FORUM EXPERTFORUM EXPERT Posts: 80
    Get ourself some Science in Sport Nocte

    Helps your recovery whilst you sleep.

    The reason you are struggling to sleep is the recovery process is active
  • OffTheBackAdamOffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,914
    The answer is beer! :D
    A couple of pints of OP and you'll be rehydrating whilstyou peacefully sleep.
    Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.
  • vermootenvermooten Posts: 2,697
    Yes I thought about Nocte actually. I assume I woke up cos my body was complaining, the wuss that it is. Beer is satan's brew.
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

    Manchester Wheelers
  • sloboysloboy Posts: 1,139
    vermooten wrote:
    Yes I thought about Nocte actually. I assume I woke up cos my body was complaining, the wuss that it is. Beer is satan's brew.


    Very true. He knew a thing or two that Satan fella.
  • pdstsppdstsp Posts: 1,264
    I find a couple of beers as active rehydration followed by some red wine to aid peaceful recovery sleep - does the job for me.
  • McBain_v1McBain_v1 Posts: 5,237
    600k in one day :?: :shock:
    Mutha fugga - you must have a granite censored 8)
    What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
  • bagpusscpbagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    I look back now and wonder how I spent so long on a bike :? :? . Going part time later this year.. :D So the maddness may start again :lol:
    bagpuss
  • vermootenvermooten Posts: 2,697
    LEL next year will make 600k in one go seem like a walk in the park
    You just have to ride like you never have to breathe again.

    Manchester Wheelers
  • CHRISNOIRCHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Up at 4am to do 600km?!?!


    Gotta love you 'heavy-training' guys, mad as a box of badgers the lot of you! Chapeau!!

    :wink:
  • bagpusscpbagpusscp Posts: 2,907
    vermooten wrote:
    LEL next year will make 600k in one go seem like a walk in the park

    To many bale out points :roll: I reckon if I was having I bad patch I would pi$$ o££ home :wink: :idea: :arrow:

    Anyway I am no were near fit enough .I would blow at 200k ......if I even got that far :!: :!:
    bagpuss
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