Annette Edmondson's body finally gave in late last year, but the track and road cycling talent says she is back to her best ahead of April's Commonwealth Games.
A refreshed Annette Edmondson says the confidence is back in her racing as she eyes off a stacked individual pursuit field on day two of the track nationals in Brisbane.
Edmondson hit a wall and was forced off her bike for two months late last year, after performing well in a road racing season she viewed as a "mental break" after the Rio Olympics.
Thyroid problems kept the former world champion and Olympic bronze medallist from training at full intensity and saw her put on 5kg in what she now admits was a case of her body screaming at her to stop.
The 25-year-old returned in January with a stage win at the Women's Tour Down Under, before a successful debut on Brisbane's Anna Meares Velodrome on Thursday in South Australia's team pursuit.