Five dayz out from an exercise in "clarity through suffering."

Regarding these silly endurance bicycle races, from my experience, itz the onset of darkness that separates the pretenders from the contenders... I am well into the pre-race hydration process with a concerted focus on ingesting massive amounts of an ancient man-solution involving a mysterious mixture of fermented grains and various hops. I find that this elixir assists with bolstering both my courage and testosterone levels...Apparently, the Spartans of antiquity never, ever went into battle without drinking copious amounts of this particular beverage. For example, Spartacus, the famous gladiator, never went into "the ring" without drinking at least a gallon of the stuff!!!! So it goes........