Originally Posted by Portis
I'm freakin tired. On today's ride I was so tired that I started to understand what the term "bonk" means. After 3 years of riding and almost 20,000 miles (most of these on mountain bikes on unpaved roads) I've been tired, but i dunno if i've ever been THIS tired. I have been busy working on the house the last week almost non stop and of course I've continued to ride every morning, as per normal.
Last night i knew I was pretty wiped but I really wanted to get a road ride in this morning because it was a holiday and because it was so nice. I should have listened to my body, because now I feel like hammered ****.
The constant work on the house and all the normal miles has left me in a pile. I will rest in the morning and not ride and hope I am spry again by the next day. But for now I am simply wiped out! Anybody else have trouble knowing when to say WHEN?
"Bonk" is not the same as "burnout".
Bonk is a physical condition due to lack of sugar.
Burnout is part physical, part mental. You recover by taking some time off, but it generally takes a lot more time than you'd think to get back.