Suffering through

This weekend was one where I spent most of it making deposits into the pain and suffering bank. Friday I did a gym workout combined with a bunch of fixed gear riding that seemed to set up the rest of the weekend in a negative way. Saturday was two hours of tempo riding, but my legs never really opened up. Sunday was spent in cycling hell. A four hour ride with two guys with lots of hill climbing. My legs were tight and sore the entire time and I was the slowest besides. I had active aches in my legs following - very unusual. I'll see how the recovery goes over the next day or two, but my guess is that I need more active recovery in the way of hot soaks and stretching. I think the combination of gym work and the increased mileage is taking a toll. I'm looking forward to a month or two from now when I cut the gym work back to one day a week, and level out the hours to 10-12 a week.