What is your pre-race ritual?

[SheFly]

The course will be closed day of. But we are arriving the day before and I plan to pre-ride the last 7 miles (out and back for 14 total) before doing packet pick-up that evening.

DH swears that getting up at 2:30 AM to down some Gator Aide is key. I think that would just cause me to to have to get up again at 4:30 AM to use the bathroom

If you can, try to ride at least the first mile or two as well. The start is usually hectic, and while not a place you will typically win a race, a place where you could lose it (meaning that it is, at least to me, one of the most important parts of the course).

Like someone else said, I do pre-hydrate the day before, but there's no way I would be getting up at 2:30 am to drink Gatorade!

SheFly

[gnat23]

Relevant:
http://www.upperechelonfitness.com/a...y-preparation/

I'd add to this that I eat a gu about 15 minutes before the race starts.

-- gnat!