IT wrote:
Were you better off after that much rest?
I was going to post something about this, from the angle of seeking optimal performance more than recovering from a hole.
Maybe it's just my imagination, but I notice a pattern in superlative performance from those forced into time off. Anne Haug at Kona. Mat Hayman at Paris-Roubaix. Makes me wonder if a kind of "super recovery" is an effective training tool.