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.
On Friday she will ride against Ashlee Ankudinoff, Amy Cure, Rebecca Wiasak and Alexandra Manly in an elite individual pursuit field happy with where she's at.
"Now that I'm out the other side it's a lot easier, but I did struggle and rely on my friends and family," she said.
"But it's not normal to train every single day and put your body under the pump every single day; we weren't designed to do this.
"It's no wonder your body does say no sometimes and you've got to listen to it otherwise you go into a hole ... that's hard to do though because sometimes people think because you're on top you're always on top."
The Commonwealth Games track team to race on the same Brisbane velodrome in April has already been selected, but is yet to be revealed.
Edmondson, who will also contest the points and scratch events on the weekend, is hopeful of being on the list after winning gold and silver in Glasgow four years ago.
"It'll be nice to know sooner rather than later, but I'm a lot more confident now (in my own form) than I was before," she said.
"We're switched on, going well and I'm really excited to see what we can do."
Defending world and national champion Jordan Kerby will also be in action in the men's individual pursuit on Friday, while Commonwealth Games sprint champion Stephanie Morton will clash with world champion and Olympic bronze medallist Kaarle McCulloch in the women's 500m time trial.
