1st Ride always this hard???

[Slaav]

Managed the first week without cycling this year! And felt guilty as sin....

So dusted off the bike and went for a 'usual' 21 mile run. Slightly slower than 6 or 7 weeks ago - last ride - and my God did it hurt!!!

How damn quickly do you lose any semblance of fitness? I am aching and suffering considerably sitting here typing this

Think a Turbo Trainer next year is definitely in order if I have any hope of managing what I want to do!

OUCH.......

Or is it just me?

 

[biggs682]

ye it is especially over xmas when we have all eaten and lazed around more than normal , you will be back to normal in a couple of goes , and wonder what the fuss was about

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Not always that hard, just nearly always that hard. After taking a longish break I once even found myself feeling fitter than I did before. Just the once, mind.

I've only been on the bike a couple of times since Christmas because of a little back trouble so I'm in the same boat as you now. I tell myself to take things very gently but what would have been gentle 2 weeks ago now feels like torture.

 

[Seigi]

Last time I went out was late December and I too found it difficult (it was first time in 3 weeks) although I wasn't any slower, my speed was still a average of 25km/h only I was far more knackered at the end of it.

 

[BrumJim]

Yes, but fitness comes back quickly.