How Tired Are You After Riding?

[mimitabby]

funny you should post this b/c I am wasted today and wondering why... I'm almost 55 y/o and am riding about 100 miles a week, and sometimes - I don't know why - just dropping after a ride. I do a lot of major hills (live on a super-hilly island) so the mileage isn't all of it - I can do a brutal 20-mile ride with 6 substantial hills... At any rate, I did five consecutive days of 20-20-20-20-30, and today I'm empty. How much does age factor in?

Cat, i'm your age and live across the water in hilly Seattle .. 5 days of hard riding in a row would wear out a 20 year old. Do figure in days off.
Last year about this time i was riding every day and my legs were starting to hurt. Wise women here told me to cut back for 1 week and not do ANY vigorous riding. helped immensely.