Resting up vs. pushing too hard

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Whoa Sara, 44.6 mph????!!!!!

I didn't really ride big distances last year and didn't notice a need to rest. But this year I am averaging 106 miles per week and now I find that I really benefit noticeably from 1 or 2 rest days per week. I come back stronger than before when I take rest days.
Plus, I can get all the boring stuff like weeding and supermarket and cleaning done on my off-bike days!
I discovered last week that weeding uses totally different muscles than biking- now I can enjoy sore muscles in a whole set of NEW places!

[Zen]

Rest is an extremely important part of training.
i'm a big fan of rest

[Cardijn]

With an average 3-4 hour sleep a day. I have noticed a tremendous change in my reflex and thingking ability. since I got back my routine had been night check (watch standing at work) in Norfolk then off to oceana at 0500, a 30 min motorcycle ride, then off at 1500 another 30 min motorcycle ride, then I put my bike on my rack, drive 30 min then ride my mountain bike to a flat dirt road for 10 miles or so. drive back home, sleep for 3 or 4 hours if I'm lucky.

Sleep? what sleep? I miss sleep and rest

Just the other day I could not even add, subtrack or multiply Fractions. coz the night before that I did not have any rest.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

With an average 3-4 hour sleep a day. I have noticed a tremendous change in my reflex and thingking ability. since I got back my routine had been night check (watch standing at work) in Norfolk then off to oceana at 0500, a 30 min motorcycle ride, then off at 1500 another 30 min motorcycle ride, then I put my bike on my rack, drive 30 min then ride my mountain bike to a flat dirt road for 10 miles or so. drive back home, sleep for 3 or 4 hours if I'm lucky.

Sleep? what sleep? I miss sleep and rest

Just the other day I could not even add, subtrack or multiply Fractions. coz the night before that I did not have any rest.

Should you even be riding a motorcycle and driving a car under those conditions?? You could fall asleep and kill somebody!