Ok so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong, my legs are fatigued a week after a hard ride. Here's the breakdown:
Saturday: 103 tough miles
Sunday: off; felt pretty good though
Monday: 45 miles in the hills; legs felt pretty good the rest of the day
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: off
Thursday: off
Friday: 21 easy miles; legs felt fine
Saturday: Set out for another century (training for a local gran fondo) and immediately I could tell my legs had no life in them. I kept going at a relatively easy pace since it was just the warm up before the fast group ride. Well, luckily it started raining cause there was no way I was going to be able to hang on, I felt like I was riding through sand. Made it 43 miles.
Sunday (today): Woke up to legs that are just achy. I don't get it. I have 5,500 miles this year, I felt good after last weekend, I'm not tired or stressed, I'm sleeping and eating well, this was my 5th or 6th century of the year. I must be doing something wrong because this has happened three times this year but it doesn't always happen after a week like this. Anyone have any ideas?