Originally Posted by
hobkirk
Interesting. Post again in 4-5 days: are subsequent rides seemingly unaffected? Maybe this was a fluke, although I doubt it.
I rode the same route at about the same RPE the next day. Power was off about 5% and I would guess that 'normally' this would not happen after two consecutive efforts like this (after a reasonable rest). And I was most definitely felt it in my legs a couple hours after the ride - way more than normal. So clearly I lost something in those 13 days.
I felt tired enough to take a day off today, although it didn't feel like a 'mandatory thing', just good judgment.
dave