Originally Posted by
DreamRider85
The more I work out and the harder I work out, the less energy and time I have to devote to long-distance biking. So I want to balance it out and it seems a bit tricky.
This is the part that made me think it was just a simple fatigue issue. The balancing it out part is to do less of one thing and more of another, while not pushing beyond your total combined capacity. Rest and recovery is very important too. The easiest way to manage all this is to follow a simple structured training schedule with periods of maintenance, build and recovery.