Workout of the Day for Monday, 10/12…

OK, ouch.

Today (Sunday) hurt, so I know I’m making Monday a recovery day.

You should too…

Get on your bike. Roll around for about an hour. Very light on the pedals, no efforts, just spin. High RPM.

Ride until you start to feel better than when you started.

Yeah, I know this is super-vague, but you will know the sensation when it happens. All of a sudden, you just kind of realize that your legs feel lighter than they did when you started. When this happens, go home.

If it doesn’t happen…. you just might be starting to get overtrained.

One of the big signs of overtraining is that you just can’t seem to recover. I use the weekly recovery ride as a kind-of early warning system. Keep track of how long it takes for you to feel better. Big changes in the time it takes to get to the “recovery sensation,” or a complete inability to get there can indicate that it’s time to back off, or take another day (like Tuesday…) easy.

So, just be aware, and keep track. OK?

On another topic, how did your racing go this weekend? I know that I’m starting to feel at least a little bit of strength in the legs, but my speed is, well… not there. I can diesel along, but I can’t lift the pace.

Time to work on the speed…

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