I'm glad this topic came up. This past weekend was the first weekend that our club rides started at 8 rather than 9 a.m., and I was in a world of hurt thanks to my sensitive early-morning tummy. Plus, I had to leave for Saturday's ride at 6:30 and for Sunday's, I rode to the ride and started off at 7 a.m. While I had enough time to eat and digest the food, it just didn't sit well. The food went down okay, but I felt horribly nauseous afterwards. At the first two SAGS on Saturday, I found myself very close to throwing up. That, and my routine of drinking a big bottle of water the minute I get up meant that everything, uh, "moved" through my system rather quickly. Let's just say that it could have gotten very ugly, but thankfully didn't. The only thing I could tolerate on the bike were Clif blocs (which are indeed the perfect food). Both rides were very hard, however, and I could have used something a bit more substantial. I hate riding with that empty belly feeling.

I felt a little sick to my stomach on Monday morning, too, so perhaps I just had a bit of a bug. I hope so because I'm not sure I can endure the next few months of early morning rides if I consistently feel sick to my stomach at start time.

A lot of the food that I eat--instant oatmeal, whole wheat waffles, cereal bars, yogurt, etc., is sweet, which is normally appeals to me, but I wonder if that's contributing to my upset tummy. Perhaps I should stick to bland or savory foods and cut out the little bit of coffee that I drink.