I'm new here and exited to have found this forum.
Let me start by introducing myself. I'm 38, male, and was obese for the past 12 years, until about a year and a half ago. Before that I was an athlete but suffered a major spinal injury and allowed that to give me reason to eat, drink and be lazy.
Now I've been riding for about a year now. I'm worried about riding too much. Over the past month I've ridden almost 800 miles, including a century each of the past three weekends. The first two were solo, but yesterday I rode with someone. Those are my first centuries.
This morning I wake up feeling great. My legs are a little tired, and I'm a bit tired, but I feel good. I'll do an easy ride today and see no reason why I can't hit this week with my planned workouts.
I mention these things because I'm worried that I may be doing too much, but not picking up on warning signs. Am I over doing it? Last spring I over trained for a race, but don't feel like that now at all. I know it's a subjective thing, but thank you for your comments and advice.
Let me start by introducing myself. I'm 38, male, and was obese for the past 12 years, until about a year and a half ago. Before that I was an athlete but suffered a major spinal injury and allowed that to give me reason to eat, drink and be lazy.
Now I've been riding for about a year now. I'm worried about riding too much. Over the past month I've ridden almost 800 miles, including a century each of the past three weekends. The first two were solo, but yesterday I rode with someone. Those are my first centuries.
This morning I wake up feeling great. My legs are a little tired, and I'm a bit tired, but I feel good. I'll do an easy ride today and see no reason why I can't hit this week with my planned workouts.
I mention these things because I'm worried that I may be doing too much, but not picking up on warning signs. Am I over doing it? Last spring I over trained for a race, but don't feel like that now at all. I know it's a subjective thing, but thank you for your comments and advice.