9-10 a.m. is the best time for me to start. Once in a while I'll even find someone else who likes to start then! Most of the group rides start at 8 a.m. so I have to drag myself out before my muscles are capable of being really warmed up.

When I do the evening ride I have to make sure I have a big bowl of brown rice about 2:30-3 p.m., otherwise I totally cry on the hills.