You are so right... I probably am not ready for intervals yet then and I should just do base for a few more months to get ready for them. That is probably why I am not recovering as fast as I want to. Training is a learning experience and I am learning as we go.

I was reading the "cyclist training bible" and discovered that the kind of anarobic intervals I was trying were not recomended until there is a big base after a few years. After I get though base training I will work on longer intervals and stay away from the anarobic intervals for now. I do not believe I have the arobic base yet to be able to do them efficitivly.

Thanks for all the info and helping me redefine my program....