Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
However, I also have the same thing Emily and Mimi describe and so does my DH. We call it "the dreads." It's a feeling of dread or nervousness, accompanied by at least one trip to the bathroom before a ride, but for me, it often is 2-3 trips, before a ride. Even if the ride starts in the PM and I have gone in the morning, i have to go. My older son described the same exact thing happening to him before a ride, too! I am fine once I am on the bike.
Yep, that's it. Although I don't tend to have any issues with it if I ride at lunchtime or later. It's strictly a morning thing for me, so I think it's partially the anticipation of the ride (even though it's not usually dread, just a mix of anxiety/excitement) and partially the caffeine in my morning coffee that gets me going. And it's almost always at least 2x, often 3x, also!

I don't remember this happening when I was younger, but it sure has been consistent since about age 44-45.