Most of us have done this a number of times and what you just experienced is a small but very real example of being on. You may have also had the experience of getting up early in the morning, groggily walking into the kitchen to get a glass of orange juice, dropping the glass and watching it hit the floor and break into a hundred pieces. Well, you just woke up, you were not alert and obviously not on. Your best races always have been and always will be when you are on.
Some athletes call it the zone.
Whatever you want to call it, it is that time when everything is going just right. When everything clicks and flows without a lot of conscious thought or distraction. It is also that time when you will turn in your very best race results. It stands to reason that if you can understand what on is and also understand what keeps you from being on and then take measures to ensure you are on, you will rapidly move forward in your racing career. This is the primary purpose of this book.