Anyone have suggestions on recovering from hard rides? Basically, I've had a lot of free time lately, which means a lot of riding. Most of my rides aren't terribly long, but I go pretty hard. The result has been that my legs are sore all the time now and I feel a little tired on nearly every ride. The whole summer has been intense, but for about the last 1.5 months, I've ridden, hiked or gone to the gym for cardio/weights probably 6 days a week average (in addition to lots of manual labor at my house after I quit "real" work).
I know that the intensity of the rides is an issue and I know I am not drinking or eating enough during rides (working on it, but exercise makes me not really want either). I'm not racing right now or training for anything and most of my rides are solo (so keeping up isn't a problem...), but I just don't like the extra pain. I often end up cutting rides short because I can't keep going as long as I feel I should if I were fresh.
It's getting annoying. Any ideas?
On the plus side, I've dropped almost 15 lbs this summer and improved my pedaling form considerably.
I know that the intensity of the rides is an issue and I know I am not drinking or eating enough during rides (working on it, but exercise makes me not really want either). I'm not racing right now or training for anything and most of my rides are solo (so keeping up isn't a problem...), but I just don't like the extra pain. I often end up cutting rides short because I can't keep going as long as I feel I should if I were fresh.
It's getting annoying. Any ideas?
On the plus side, I've dropped almost 15 lbs this summer and improved my pedaling form considerably.