Will do NoNo...btw can you hold them clouds up in CT for a few more hours? I want to mtb this afternoon.

There is a whole debate in exercise science about 'warming up'. See in the morning it makes sense, but at 5 pm you should be warmed up. I just sit on the fence about it.

I always notice that the first 20 minutes of my ride is always the hardest, my HRM will spike easily and just feels 'hard'. There are a bunch of different reasons for it, it's actually kind of interesting, but the point is, your body is getting 'ready'. Mine just takes a while.

I'm not sure if people do it out here before races but I would always see people on trainers at their cars (yes trainers the one you use indoors) out West when they were either getting ready for a road or mtn race. I used to think it was goofy but then I realized they were just cranking through those 20 minutes that I flubber through and then they are ready for action. In fact, I might do it myself if I ever get out of the 'beginner' stage