Total Exhaustion HIts The Beeremeister

My body is just worn out. I slept 13 hours last night and have gone to bed around 9:00 or earlier the last 3 days. In addition to being tired, I am sick - Awful congestion, aching, coughing - out of breath going up the stairs. All I can think about is that I'm going to loose my stamina in a few short weeks and it took me about 5 months to build up to where I was. It has been over 10 days since I did the half-iron man and I don't know at what point I can keep pointing to that as my reason for being so tired. Of course the sickness doesn't help either, but I was probably more susceptible to becoming sick because my body was exhausted and I didn't realize it. Last week I did 2 rides. One was roughly 25 miles. I had to stop once because of sugar depletion. And the second was the trip up Hanging Rock for a little over 70 miles. Close to 100 for the week, but this week is going to be zero. But I also swam over a mile one day and did a 2 runs. This week is different. No swim, no run, no bike, just sleep and recover. I hope I am able to bounce back in 5 short weeks because we should be experiencing our peak mileage weeks over these next few weeks to build up endurance. I can barely function at work. I'm too tired to drink beer!! Typing this post just wore me out. Looking forward to starting over on Monday. I've never quite experienced total exhaustion like this. Hoping extended rest will help. You guys keep me posted on your efforts - help keep my spirits up!