u/Deep_Method_820

As luck would have it, I became sick with the flu and have been on the outs for the past week.
Today is the first day I’ve felt slightly normal. I’m signed up for a century ride tomorrow at 7 am. I think I’m going to send it and just try my best.
There’s a metric century as well so if I’m feeling gassed at the 50 mile mark, I might just make the turn for the 62.
Has anyone else done a ride like this while recovering from illness? Am I being stupid by even trying? I’ve been training for six months and it would be such a let down to miss it.

I currently have a gravel bike (specialized diverge) and an older rim-brake road bike. Right now, I mostly ride the gravel bike because I'm running low profile 40mm tires and like to hit a little trail here or there- and quite frankly my road bike is old and crusty.
Here’s my dilemma: I’m planning to race cx, so I need to switch to knobbier gravel tires, but that's going to make long road rides a slog.
So, what makes more sense? Sell the old roadie and upgrade to a proper modern road bike, or stop being lazy and buy a second wheelset with road tires for the gravel bike?

I’ve been riding consistently for about a year and a half. Average 75-100 miles a week between gravel and road. I had a professional bike fit about 6 months ago, and everything seemed fine. Since upping my mileage, I’m having sciatic pain almost every ride. It kicks in around 18-20 miles. Has anyone dealt with a similar issue and any suggestions? I’ve been doing lower back stretches/ strengthening exercises the past few weeks but nothing seems to help.

I have been in levothyroxin 150 mcg since 2019. I intentionally lost about 35 lbs from May-November through diet/exercise (172 to 135) of 2025 and emailed my doctor about symptoms of over medication (increased HR, jitters, feeling restless). She lowered my dose to 112mcg after my ths came back at .87.
Fast forward to my annual physical this week, I’m feeling relatively good- weight loss maintained, exercising regularly and even saw some of my labs come back vastly improved (lipid panel in particular). To my complete and utter shock, my THS came back At 44!!!! Not 4.4, 44! My jaw dropped. My doctor immediately called me asking if I felt ok and that we needed to get my dose back up.
Has anyone had a similar experience to this? The 44 alone is shocking, but the fact that I feel relatively fine is even more shocking. My t4 came in at .82.