Thanks guys. I think "overreaching" was the right term to describe my training and how I felt afterward. I haven't been riding enough volume for long enough to get a full blown case of overtraining. But I think I did overreach this past week.

Man, I'm glad I skipped yesterday's ride. Because today, I went on a hilly 45 miler with my group, and I was dropping almost everybody on the hills (save for the cat 4/5 racers in the group). In fact, I was looking back and finding nobody behind me until they came up the crest of the hill. Wondered if either they were taking it easy, or my legs found more power than it has ever before. First time I didn't ever shift own to the granny gear on those hills, either. Group remarked on my hill climbing and asked me what the heck was going on, LOL.

I'll make sure to recover for a few days from TODAY's ride, too!

rmr1923, I ride with a group from the Planetary Bike shop and Bike Barn and we do circuits around the Houston area, often going through the Discovery Green and stopping there for water. And you?