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Howdy,
I've recently stepped up my cycling; I was previously logging roughly 45 miles a week whereas I started this week with a 60 mile ride on Saturday and covered another 50 or so miles across the week. I want to take my cycling more seriously and intend to keep covering more ground each week. I've also made a conscious effort to use the big ring more and bring up my speed on the flats, so most of these miles were done at ~20mph (when not on the hills) and a steady cadence of 95. Today doing a regular 8 mile commute I noticed my performance was really lacking and well below par (despite a days rest), I was forced to use a much lower gear combo than usual and found the bigger hills more demanding than usual.
How should I address this apparent burn out? Should I push on through and persist with my revamped riding schedule or spend a few days out of the saddle to recoup?
Any advice is much appreciated!
Cheers,
Matt
I've recently stepped up my cycling; I was previously logging roughly 45 miles a week whereas I started this week with a 60 mile ride on Saturday and covered another 50 or so miles across the week. I want to take my cycling more seriously and intend to keep covering more ground each week. I've also made a conscious effort to use the big ring more and bring up my speed on the flats, so most of these miles were done at ~20mph (when not on the hills) and a steady cadence of 95. Today doing a regular 8 mile commute I noticed my performance was really lacking and well below par (despite a days rest), I was forced to use a much lower gear combo than usual and found the bigger hills more demanding than usual.
How should I address this apparent burn out? Should I push on through and persist with my revamped riding schedule or spend a few days out of the saddle to recoup?
Any advice is much appreciated!
Cheers,
Matt