Originally Posted by enfilade

Usually did two or three rides a week) I'd ache afterwards but would heal well and be ready for another ride several days later. I adapted to that quite well over the following weeks, but I upped the mileage way too soon, doing tough 30 to 40 mile rides not long after the 15 miler. Then I'd notice my legs would start to ache bad during the hilly sections of these rides, and my average speed had dropped, but I didn't read too much into it. I just pressed on. My quads would ache on these rides, but I'd get home and lug the bike upstairs each time.