Quote Originally Posted by Bike Goddess View Post
Texascyclist- Try Googling your question and see what happens. (This may be a seat issue which is easy to adjust) Also, I suggest you start a new thread with this question as then we won't have different discussions on different topics here.


Isabot- Did you have a recovery drink after your ride? IF not, it will take awhile for your body to regain its stamina from what it lost on the ride.

As the others have said- listen to your body. Was this a hard ride for you? Did you do a lot of climbing, deal with headwinds, heat, etc????? All of these factors will contribute to your tiredness.

To give you an example of what I mean- I did the Seattle to Portland ride this year. The first day I rode about 130 miles and the 2nd was 73 miles. Although I've done this ride twice in the past two years, because we had a "tailwind" for the way down, it was a much easier ride. AND the 2nd day, light winds and drafting with 2 other guys contributed to my fastest metric ever!


Thanks for the quick responses everyone!

Bike Goddess: Now that I think of it, I didnt drink a recovery drink. I think I had reached saturation point - and just didnt want to eat or drink anything, until later that night.. when I ate everything that wasn't nailed down. AND the ride was insanely hilly and windy (with sideways rain - woohoo!) So that would explain being tired...... Maybe I'm so tired I didnt think that one through all the way.