Did another stage of the Strava stage race I'm in. Getting bored with the ride down to the area that the stages are located.
Basically, I rode Z2 for 40 miles, did a 6 mile flat TT, then kept on riding for another 35 miles to my Aunt's house where my wife was waiting to drive us back home after dinner. Power during the TT was absolute trash with a heart rate that just wouldn't go up, and I think it's because I've been doing these stages while still working 40 hours a week. I didn't start feeling "loose" until 3 hours into the ride, and I can see it in the power data...the last quarter of my ride has a 30W higher NP than the first half, but at the same PE.
This "race" is absolutely crushing my ability to train responsibly. I didn't get home until 10pm last night, and I still had to put everything away shower up, unwind, etc.
5 hours of sleep after a 190 TSS ride is no bueno.