Lately, I'm tired most of the time. This is our third year on daylight savings time, and it has really messed with my sleep patterns. Or I should say that it really messes with my cats sleep patterns, who then really mess with me. They typically start acting up around 5 each morning so I more or less lose the last 1 1/2 hours of sleep.

Typically, I ride hard on Tuesdays and Thursday for 25 miles. I ride long--60-75 miles--on Saturday and again on Sunday. Depending on the group, those might be a fast clip or a kinder, gentler pace, but lately it seems like it's more the former than the latter. I usually do a slow recovery 20-mile ride on Monday and/or Wednesday depending on the weather. I fit yoga in when I can, and I usually take Friday off.

Anyway, by the time I get home in the evening, do some chores and eat, I'm beat. It's not ususual for me to fall asleep on my couch by 9 or 9:30. I really need to just get in my bed but it's become a bad habit. I'm usually okay Saturday afternoon and evening to do something productive or fun, but by Sunday afternoon, I almost always take a nap for an hour or two. After the Horsey Hundred this weekend in Kentucky, I'm pulling back for a week or two to give my body some rest. I also need to drink more water. I think I'm chronically dehydrated.