Possible diagnosis for feeling like poop

phreak

Hoping for a wee bit of advice from you good folks. My training this year has been for a Granfondo at the back end of August. All went well through the year and the ride was a good one.

I've entered a couple of rides this month for fun as much as anything, culminating in the Catford Hill Climb the weekend after this one coming, so I was hoping to keep form going until then.

Had a week off after the Granfondo and then got back into training. All was going well for a week/10 days or so, then on a normal 120km training loop I hit the wall completely and had no energy at all to even complete the ride.

Figured that wasn't good so took a few days off to rest. Tried a couple of rides after that without ever feeling that good before going away on holiday for a week, with no riding done during that week.

Got back on Monday and have tried to do a few turbo sessions this week, and have generally lasted about half the pre-Granfondo time (at the same power). Today's session I could barely muster the same power for a few minutes let alone even half an hour.

I don't feel ill or exhausted or anything like that, but my legs just lack any kind of zip. Any ideas?

Herbsman

Rest more, sleep better, eat better.

phreak

I guess that was kind of what I was wondering, because I've been sleeping better than ever, my diet I think is ok (certainly no different to it was a few months ago), and I've just come back from a weeks holiday doing no riding at all.

Guess I'm just wondering if it's the cumulative effect of the year catching up with me or something else.

alihisgreat

phreak wrote:

I guess that was kind of what I was wondering, because I've been sleeping better than ever, my diet I think is ok (certainly no different to it was a few months ago), and I've just come back from a weeks holiday doing no riding at all.

Guess I'm just wondering if it's the cumulative effect of the year catching up with me or something else.

There's your problem. Too many pies on the beach.

phreak

I could understand that if I hadn't felt off pace for a fortnight or so before going on holiday. I was hoping a weeks rest might fix things, but it doesn't appear to have done.

Herbsman

maybe you need more sun exposure

dw300

You can't peak, then have 3 weeks of not training well, and still expect to go at, or maintain the pace you peaked at. You're at the end of a cycle, drop down in volume and intensity and slowly work your way back up past your previous peak.

Welcome to 'your limit'. It sounds like you've trained well and reached the level that you're currently physically capable of. You're not going to be able to maintain that permanently, and to go even faster is going to take some proper training, rather than just getting the miles in.

phreak

dw300 wrote:

You can't peak, then have 3 weeks of not training well, and still expect to go at, or maintain the pace you peaked at. You're at the end of a cycle, drop down in volume and intensity and slowly work your way back up past your previous peak.

Welcome to 'your limit'. It sounds like you've trained well and reached the level that you're currently physically capable of. You're not going to be able to maintain that permanently, and to go even faster is going to take some proper training, rather than just getting the miles in.

Thanks. Funny thing is I did a sportive today, and whilst not 100% managed to knock 15 minutes off of my best time for it.