Quad soreness over long distances

I find if I can keep a lid on intensity, that has a big positive impact on quad soreness. Too many forays above threshold is a surefire way to end up sore when I’m riding more than 4 hours.Looking at Intervals.icu, it seems that if I keep the variability below 1.1, or even better, 1.08, then I’m good. Above that and there’s soreness.

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