how old are you?

mostly individual response questions but, I, for one, hate the way you're currently training. too big of a break, then way, way, way to steep of a CTL progression. it's a recipe for a) getting sick; b) burnout; c) never being fresh

i've trained lots of different ways, but have found best for me is to take a few weeks of unstructured time starting last week, do what I feel like but stay active, get some riding in during weekdays coupled with some hiking and even, gasp, running; take care of the yard, some house projects, and all the things I neglected to do while I was racing all summer; then in October start riding the rollers in the a.m. 3 or 4 days/week mostly ez with longer steady riding on the weekends until ramping up a little more in November. I rarely have a CTL over 75 and keep a very steady but shallow rise in CTL.

This is imperative for me to keep from getting fat(ter) as I am predisposed to putting on weight, to minimize colds and flu, and minimize burnout. when i was younger I could go a little more haphazardly but in my early 40s, I require more discipline.