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Old 01-12-18, 02:35 PM
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DrIsotope
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Elevated heart rate is not necessarily an indicator of OTS-- depressed HR is. I check at least half the boxes on the OTS checklist on any given day. My main consistency is to try to moderate intensity. followed by setting targets, not goals-- I used to say, "Oh, I'll try for maybe 2,000ft of vertical today." Then I would hit 2,100 and think, it's only a few more hills to 2,500, then 3,000, and on and on. So I have to trick myself-- try to "hit the target," where at the end of the ride, I've hit as close to my target as possible, whether that be distance, elevation, kJ, whatever.

Felt really good this morning (after 40 miles w/ 4k feet 2 days before, and 50 miles @ 18.6mph yesterday) but hit my target and stopped. It's the best I can do. Because the part of me that isn't my legs would try to ride again.
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