slow as a turd

[Tap]

Man, I could not get the mojo goin' on the bike yesterday. I was just lagging and winded most of the ride...too much going on, not enough rest, getting behind in my late-season training. I just had to sit-up and flow...there was no "pinning it" to be done.

some days are like that, eh? If that happens on the mountain i pack it up and head home for a late breakfast and a nap.

[yentna]

That's what my last weeks have been. Only gone on a couple rides, not really in the mood to push it, getting lazy. Sigh. It's fall. Last week I was whining about summer being over too soon, but now can't wait for the snow and motivational inspiration it brings!

[Particle]

I hear ya Tap...I've kept up a decent riding schedule, and feel like I'm in pretty decent shape, but I went up to the dirt jumps twice this week and both times the sprints/climbs back to the top left me heaving for breath and recovering took wayyyy too long. I know it's not XC but I think I'd be fine on an XC ride honestly. That stuff just killed me for some reason. Think I'm just gonna give in, watch football, drink more beer, and shuttle/DH/DJ for the rest of the Fall

[skiguide]

good, now I don't feel so bad about my ride last night. I sucked ass.

not so much riding wise (which is what I typically whine about) but the fact that I just couldn't get into it, and having not been on a bike in 2+weeks, my breathing was terrible. really bad. which adversely affected my riding.

so then it just got comically bad.

now, where are my purty new skis?? can't wait to use those

[Monique]

For a variety of long boring reasons I've been stuck doing this repeat ride on my road bike for the past month. It's only 15 miles on terrain that's an easy steady climb with intermittent mild-to-moderate hills, absolutely nothing steep. Some days I just kill it, sprinting ahead up all the hills and then going back to spin up them with whoever I'm riding with, doing the ride twice plus lots of doubling-back mileage and purposeful work along the way. Other days I just lag my sorry ass through the whole thing. I swear I cannot figure out what the magic formula is--rest, food, attitude, company, what the hell??? The days I'd expect to be strong v. tired just don't seem to form a pattern.

BTW really beautiful stellars jay outside my window right now.

[WhiteWolf]

I do allot of riding on the MB ( about 150k a week ) and have good and bad days like everyone else. I do notice my performance decreases allot when there is high humidity. Feels like I'm breathing through a sponge on hard inclines and just can't get the oxygen into the blood fast enough. I have noticed that my heart rate on high humid days runs about 10 to 12 beats higher than on dry days. Diet etc are all the same so I think its more wether conditions that cause me to die on certain rides..

Be curious to hear the conditions your riding in and if this is the cause of decreased performance levels.

[Crinkle]

In general we all have good days/bad days. Better to be doing something, even when you feel like shit than doing nothing. Not every ride has to be a "kill it" ride, but its hard to tell yourself not to. It is more fun to "kill it" though, so i understand how it gives the blahs, when you can't get after it.