Sorry. Maybe I shouldn’t have been so vague. Maybe I really just wanted to rant. Especially when I try so hard to improve only to see myself go backwards.

I've been to a doctor recently about a number of things and he tells me that I'm really fit physically (except my blood pressure Diastolic reading seems to be slightly high on some days. Even he’s not sure why. My diet is really good and I especially watch my salt intake. I eat the blandest crap in the world.) I'm 6' even and 174 lbs. I have no extra pounds to lose, I don't think.

Anyway, I do keep a record of my training, including stress to recovery data. I also log my mental and physical state (i.e. how I feel in my head, emotionally, and physically). I do not record my diet, however. But, I monitor what I eat and when mentally and have been for years - even before I began cycling. Maybe I should log this info as well.

My training is not a mish-mash of things during the week with no set course. I use my body and recorded info to tell me what I should do next. If it's time off, I do it. If it's train harder, I try to do it. So I'm not going overboard. At least I don't think I am. I recently took a week off because of a really, really long 3 day event that I entered. But when I got back on the bike, I felt like crap. I hate feeling that way. Even on the easy group rides I struggle. So, yes, I may need more time off. A lot more time.

I guess I should have put "RANT" on the subject line. So please except my apologies.