Originally Posted by
chefisaac
Hello all. Need some advice.
My commute round trip is 36 miles. Up a few small hills and such as we'll. Bike is heavy with stuff in the panniers due to work stuff I work on at home.
I currently ride on Tuesdays and Thursday's or Fridays. I would like to do a back to back day like I used to at my other job but after I get home from work, my legs get tired and next day they are sore and tired as well.
I am a chef and on my feet all day.
How do I recover faster so I can get another day of riding in back to back?
And sometimes on my way home from work, if I am fighting a head wind, my legs feel so fatigued.
Any suggestions?
Do a ride that's like half of your 36 back to back with a 36 day. Basically, build up by doing back to back days but not both of them 36 at first. You might drive part of the way, ride on an adjacent weekend day, etc. Me, I worked up to a 40 mile commute by first just riding to work and then riding the train home. Then I started riding the train about half way home, etc. In a few weeks to a month and I was doing 40 miles rt 5 days a week.