Back in the saddle on Tuesday after taking a recovery day on Monday. Despite having a good nights sleep, even according to my Oura sleep tracker, I unfortunately felt sluggish during the first half of the ride but much better on the return. I still cannot put a finger on a specific reason for this behavior, but it is something happening rather frequently. Wonder what’s up?
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Today’s stats are pretty shite all around. Could barely muster 85rpm average cadence even though my goal is a minimum of 90rpm, and I was only able to average 27kph across the measly 36k. Pretty piss poor overall in my not so humble opinion.
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Causation and correlation have me very curious and concerned now🤔. Is is sleep related? Dietary? Pre-ride ritual? What could possibly be the cause of such major performance swings each day?
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I had wanted to do a full 50k this morning but needed to return quick due to an early dental appointment. As a result, I will have to make up for the lost kilometers later in the week, assuming I can actually get out for a ride. Rainy season weather forecasting is notoriously bad, with the rain pissing down at any given second, so we shall see how it plays out. Barring torrential downpour, I will be out on the tarmac for my morning meditative rides.
Please do have an outstanding rest of the week!