Hi. I felt some real fatigue a couple weeks ago. I then took a week very easy (almost off) and felt better. Last Tuesday I did a fairly hard 42-mile day with some concerted but controlled efforts. Felt a little tired during the ride but okay. After another easy ride the fatigue is back, not as much as before but it’s creeping up on me. This happened to me last year but later in the year in late July and pretty much trashed the rest of my summer.
I enjoy riding and don’t like taking extra days off. I really enjoy hitting segments hard and that’s where the fatigue is hampering me. Segments is what I would prefer spending the rest of the summer on.
Should I just keep resting? Is there something else I should do? Will my mileage & training carry me if I just take tons of time off; even if not full weeks but, say 2 or 3 big days per week with the rest totally off...some of the best guys seem to be doing this.
Other Info:
I enjoy riding and don’t like taking extra days off. I really enjoy hitting segments hard and that’s where the fatigue is hampering me. Segments is what I would prefer spending the rest of the summer on.
Should I just keep resting? Is there something else I should do? Will my mileage & training carry me if I just take tons of time off; even if not full weeks but, say 2 or 3 big days per week with the rest totally off...some of the best guys seem to be doing this.
Other Info:
- Age: 51 (I don’t recover like I used to!)
- Mileage for 2018: 3,000
- Type of cycling: Road
- Rest: I don’t get enough sleep. But, if I can’t make big corrections on that, how should I adjust my training?
- Prior to the fatigue: 1x (or 2x) quality workouts per week, 120-210 per week, decent pace on other days.
- Diet: Pretty good. I will NOT cut out the Oreos so don't go there!