I definitely know the difference between feeling ON and feeling OFF. It happens regularly during a season, but it's different this time. I try hard to listen to what my body is telling me and to slow down when I need to, but something is not right when I have to get off and walk part of a hill I haven't walked all season, even on an "off" day. It's similar to the feeling of bonking in that no matter how much you want to and how much you try your body just isn't physically capable of doing more. For me, riding "strong" is both a physical and a mental thing. I could be doing a casual, fun ride, enjoying the sights and call it a "strong" day because I'm in a good mental place. This extended "off" period really has me frustrated, and, at times, embarrassed. Perhaps it will resolve itself over the winter break. I'm just curious if the fibroid has any connection, and if so, am I the only one to go through this.