bostongarden

I am glad you're feeling a bit better physically and mentally. I can assure that others can provide better guidance than me on your planning. My only thought is about the legs feeling dead again. It would be good to see some pop/liveliness return; although, it sounds like you had some of that before you ran out of fuel. Trust your instincts and don't be afraid of days off or more z1-z2 than you want. Again, I tend to get nervous about losing fitness when I head into a period of several days off or easy riding/recovery. But, I have come out better on the other end every time. For calibration, I should mention that I am in the Masters category and by virtue of that, probably need a bit more recovery time, on average, than someone in the 35-and-under age range.