Quads Ache/burn at The End of Hard Rides and After

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Ive been doing some outdoor rides once a week with a really fast (drop) group. I get dropped but ride hard like a race. Toward the end, when I stop pedaling my thighs hurt until I pedal again. Then, they ache/burn for about 5-10 minutes after the ride before just normal soreness/fatigue.

Is this a nutrition issue or just Im going hard? It only happens on longer rides.

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Just sounds like you’re digging really deep to me. AFAIK it’s not something that’s typically related to nutrition, but if it’s a race-level effort you might benefit from a higher than normal carb intake from a performance/recovery standpoint especially if it’s a longer ride.

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Thanks. I think it feels like lactic acid buildup maybe?