Originally Posted by
sarals
Chuck, thanks! I had not eaten, no. I never do when I get up that early in the morning. Let me clarify - I ONLY get up early to train when I'm working the day shift, which is four days every other week. I don't eat prior to a workout, there just isn't time to do that. You just caused a lightbulb to come on in my canary brain...my performance for training on those four work day mornings is USUALLY difficult and sometimes sub-par. I always get up at O Dark Thirty, and I'm usually starting to show fatigue from work by the third day. Hmm.
I think you're right about not racing today! Wow, if I wasn't working, I'd be out there. What's keeping you off the bike?
Hi sarals, you probably hit on the major source of your training morass. However, also remember that even though you have a great training schedule, your body may not want to follow it.
I've had more than my fair share of bad training and race days when I thought I should be riding better. It's just part of how your body responds to training and racing.
Also, as I'm sure your coach will tell you, when you hit a peak this year, it won't last forever. In fact it will probably only last a couple of weeks. The point is that training is a continuous set of micro and macro cycles of intensity and performance -- ups and downs that are normal and required if you want to keep moving your performance up or maintain your best performances, year-to-year.