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Old 06-28-19, 09:05 AM
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That's an injury.

https://www.outsideonline.com/239882...drome-research

6 years ago I wound up suffering overtraining syndrome, which then got wildly out of control. For me it went on like this.

I came down with the flu, symptoms kicked in during the first race of the season.

A week after the flu I panicked about the lost fitness and without recovering enough from the flu, I started the equivalent of Base 2 -- 20-25 hours a week. By week four I could barely turn the cranks on my bike. I should have just given myself more time off to recover.
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