[Closed] Building rest into your training?

Mol - was that attained using the same format as your 5k record?

glitchy bumby?

I've seen iDave eat [s]cakes[/s] scones

Only 2. During a 3 hour ride. Possibly with cream and jam.

No, there was no traffic and no ATM at Cwmcarn.

So TSY.. have you managed some rest yet?

[i]have you managed some rest yet? [/i]

we'll all rest in the end.

Sooner for some than others.

I've had a dull ache in the left side of my chest for a week, and I'm not currently active, I'm resting.
🙁

I'm resting, I seem to have a cold. Although to be fair I do still want to go out.

Haven't had a real cold for ages.

Get a bit snotty for a day or two and then its gone.
If thats what it was.
But its not how I use to suffer.
You know, the pounding head, raw throat, completely blocked nose, etc.

TSY is apparently going cold turkey on stw!

My money is on TSY not resting hence my challenge to him as i think he'll find it impossible to rest properly. I've come to realise just how important and vital resting is.

My cold has gone so i can start training again! 🙂 Mol, if its just a head cold, you could exercise but just take it [i]very[/i] easy. Interestingly, when i was ill (just a head cold) i was monitoring my hr and hrv levels...it said both were fine and i could still train as normal (if i wanted too) I rested for the bulk of my cold but it didn't do me any harm to have a gentle ride after a few days (again, according to my hr and hrv).

DG, I probably would go out but I'm off project for a while now which means I'm struggling to get a shedload of expenses and admin work done, clean the house, help with the kids etc etc. I probably won't be healthy enough to enjoy a run since it's hard on me, but I could murder a nice quiet three hour spin on the road bike. Anyone want to join me?

Rest is good, I always have 1 day per week off. None of this active recovery stuff, just don't touch a bike.

Although, I *can* see a lot of sense in Tops' arguments that if you're training for, say, 8 hours per week, that gives you 160 hours rest per week... 😉

Today I did 50 miles with numerous headwinds, all of them from the Arctic and now I will have a little siesta. Which I think counts as rest.