Subject: How much and what do you lose in a week of inactivity? Just curious if anyone else has taken a week completely off during a key "build" block a couple months before an A race and, if so, what you noticed on coming back. Did you suck wind for a couple days? Did your endurance lag? Did you feel stronger? Faster? Slower? etc. Reason: I have a HIM on 6/8 that I was in the middle of a my build phase (more race specific workouts started 3 weeks ago, and I have 5 more weeks until a 2 week peak and one week taper). Then my left knee went POP on a run. I'm walking and doing stairs again without pain and feel like I could run/ride/push off the wall "easy," but I'm shutting it down for at least a couple more days (I like to wait until after I feel I can return from an injury to actually do so). So, I'm - obviously - freaking out about missing a key week during my build (and I'm on vaca with the family from next Wednesday for 10 days… terrific, but another rest week). Seems like most of what I read is that each workout you miss during the race-specific stuff matters, so I'm concerned about the week off followed by a week of no bike/swim. All in, no choice and really not a huge deal (in case you're wondering, I'm not a pro and this is just fun). One of my least favorite sayings is "it is what it is," but I could say that now with a smile. Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and what you actually noticed, if anything. Matt |