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This has been discussed before here, probably in this topic.
For me my first TCR took more time to recover than other races since.
Last year it took only a few days to feel pretty normal after a hard two and half day race, but then still a month and a half later at TCR I still felt kind of weak, which might or might not be related to that. I also a had a bit of a food poisoning before the latter. And then a week after TCR my whole body still felt kind of confused, until I got on my bike for the PBP and while I was missing some watts, riding with a fast pace felt great. That's how it's been before too, continuous somewhat fast riding is fine for whatever distance, but max power is missing for a month or even two.
Samuli
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How long does it take you guys to ‘recover’ from an ultra
By recover I mean (a) feel like you can (and want) to do a 2-3 hr Z2 ride
And then (b) how long before your top end threshold comes back
And (c) does the above vary based on if you did a 3-4 day ‘sprint’ vs the longer stuff
I will go first
I did Transiberica 6 weeks ago; normal riding was okay after 10 days but anything near threshold is still atrocious - am 40 watts down!
Thats a 2800km route and I am surprised just how long it took to recover
When I have done sprints of c.1000km I have felt decent 2 weeks later
It seems recovery length is compounded by distance - its non linear (for me at least)
If I did TABR I would likely be out of action for months !
Curious if the above is shared by others; or if some people recover much quicker than others?