You are pedaling along one of the world’s most beautiful cycling routes with breathtaking views of the glistening Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Views such as these that distract you momentarily, making your mind forget that you are enduring the blistering heat while sudden ferocious gusts of wind hit you from all directions. It is as if all of the Anemoi (Greek gods of wind), are putting up a collective effort to prevent you from finishing the world’s largest timed event.
However, you have proved that your strength and perseverance can be matched with any of the other 35000 participants. But then you reach the beginning of Chapman’s Peak Drive feeling like you could do with a beer…” You’ve done well enough to get this far.”, whispers a voice in your head as you stare at the peak of the hill while resting on your handlebars.
At this point, you can feel the incessant thumping of your heart against your chest as you begin to gasp for air more frequently. Your head under your helmet begins to reach a boiling point while every drop of sweat begins to cascade down your exhausted body like a waterfall.
The voice in your head that you heard earlier suddenly becomes louder. The whispers become cries that you cannot ignore. Cries of “You are tired! You must stop!”, begin to creep into your mind, yet your physique shuns those commands until you realize you are nearing the top.
Every minuscule and fatigued muscle fiber in your body continues to exert force on your pedals allowing you to be within reach of the top of ‘Chappies’. Moments later you begin to visualize your descent, which excites you, not only because it will be adrenaline-fueled, but also because you know how valiantly you have worked for it.
Before you have even peaked, the inevitable happens…your quadriceps begin to stiffen, leaving you immobile and in excruciating pain. Out of agony, you reach for your water bottle and your energy drink, gulping as much as you can in one go desperately wanting the pain to subside. You then commence to pour water over your head and on your upper legs, which does cool you down but virtually nothing for the pain.
It appears that you have suffered from a debilitating muscle cramp. Despite having replenished the hydration and electrolytes that your body requires, it only relieved the cramp slightly. However, the pain and stiffness do not quite subside, leaving you with a bitter taste of disappointment in your mouth, as you are unable to finish.
The above scenario that was painted is a common occurrence in seasoned athletes and your so-called weekend warriors. Regardless of your fitness level and what conventional science tells you, whatever you seem to do does not quite work.
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