Originally Posted by Inertianinja

i've been trying to keep my training consistent over the past few weeks, getting up early and doing about 13-18 miles every morning. i'm alternating "hard" days and "easy" days.

yesterday i did 13 miles at an intense pace, was not sore.
today i did 18 miles at easy pace (higher cadence) and my legs feel like concrete. it was supposed to be a recovery ride.

my diet includes a good amount of protein and water.

i tend to overdo things and hurt myself. so before i go out tomorrow, i want to just check in - what would you recommend i do? take tomorrow off?