This year I have been making a conscious effort to get better, and I need some advice.
I am struggling with fitness this year as I expected I would be. My question to all of you is; how long do you continue to push yourself even if you are exhausted? I keep hearing that seat time is one of the most important things you can do to continue to advance- and I definitely see that. But in my attempt to get more seat time, I begin to feel out of control as I get tired, which can't be benefiting me. I feel like I am learning a lot and getting much better already this year, but I definitely reach a point fairly quickly where I find myself dumping the bike in turns during the second half of the practice just from being too tired and out of focus to continue the pace I started at. So before I hurt myself, I usually call it and pack up and go home.
Is there anything I can do to safely add more seat time once I reach this point? Should I target certain sections and roll jumps when I am too tired? Should I be taking more breaks and riding shorter sessions? Should I just ride a very relaxed pace around the track? Or is what I am describing par for the course until my fitness levels increase?