A bit of a Bummer

I have to admit it, I am a bit bummed out that I am sick and overtrained. I think the overtrained state might have actually brought on this small head cold. But at least they came at the same time. I would rather fight off a cold with rest than train through a cold. I now have hard evidence that I need to take a little time off the bike on the long weekend.

Its sometimes hard to know what brings on overtraining. It seems that it would always have to do with hard training rides, but there are more factors that play into it. I wonder if the combination of riding too hard, weight training too often and living a normal college life summoned up this depressing state. Maybe late night dancing/partying with UofM cycling buddies, sweat draining Bakrim Yoga and a twelve hour day of hospital rotations weren't good activities for recovery, but they happened. This might just be a personal lesson--I can't do it all and train six days a week.

On a positive note, this is a great time for me to catch up on the life that I sometimes neglect for cycling.
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