Crowds

It was really a tough feat to find a parking spot at Panera, though the parking lot was pretty big. Once I got inside and ordered my chicken caesar salad I now had to hunt for a table to sit at. This common thing made me see not only how Paners has made fast food healthy for you, but also how much healthy food is in demand by the public and just not ready available.
Yay Panera (aka Saint Louis Bread Co in the STL area)!

Hydration.

Damn. It’s gotten really hot outside.

I always think about the details of things that most people skip over.. Such as, what should I drink during a workout or just during the day depending on the activity I am doing, and how could it be used to my benefit?

An example would be drinking ‘Accelerade’ or ‘Gatorade’ mixed with water on a criterium.. or would just drinking tap water be more beneficial to my performance?

I’m drinking a big bottle of Fiji water right now… Sparkling water tastes good too.

During crits (usually under 40 minutes of duration), I have been told to stick with one large bottle of plain water, or two smaller bottles, one of a heavily diluted sports drink and the other of water.

Also, I guess it would be better to have the sports drink before the race, and just plain water during the race, so your muscles just receive the pure water without added mix.

If you are going on a longer ride.. maybe.. over 2 hours, you could use Accelerade which replenishes you with both proteins and carbohydrates, or Gatorade replenishing you with carbs.

Just speculation.. it’s a topic that has been on my mind.