Originally Posted by pedalMonger
Not a problem with shaking, but thought I would post on this thread anyway instead of starting a new one.
Last night my legs were cramping while I was sleeping, and it kept waking me up. Does this mean I need to take a break or something, or take it easy to let muscles rebuild? Not enough hydration perhaps? Or something else? I am n00bish so take that into account.
Perfectly normal for the amount of riding you have done. Congratulations, you're normal!
Most of the other things are for legs with a lot more miles on them.
That's normal when you ride a lot more, or a lot harder, than you are used to. If someone has been riding easy for a long time and do the hardest hill they have ever done they could cramp at night. If someone is used to riding 6 miles and they jump to 40 miles they could cramp at night.
It happens to most people when they have not been riding and just start out. Especially if you do a little too much at first. After riding enough the other things like poor hydration can be a problem, but you're not there yet. You can't train you legs in a few days to go really hard for a long time. If you cramp at night take it a little easy or take a day off. Don't forget to take a day off once in a while. Take at least one day a week off, you will get stronger faster.