I just read the inspiring story of Gertrude (Trudy) Ederle's historic swim of the English Channel in 1926, becoming the first woman to do so and breaking the existing record by two hours. It is Young Woman And The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered The English Channel And Inspired The World by Glenn Stout. http://www.Amazon.com/books … Continue reading Young Woman And The Sea →

A popular cycling route from Morgan Hill is to go out Oak Glen Ave past Chesbro reservoir, then continue on until Uvas Road, turning left which eventually takes you past Uvas reservoir. Then you continue until Watsonville Road which takes you back to town. I've been wanting to do this because I heard both reservoirs … Continue reading Round The Reservoirs →

Today was my first ride of the year with my local group. My SI joint has healed enough that I can now do longer rides on an upright bike, so I took my Vado (electric assist) since they would be doing a lot of climbing. It was very enjoyable. I like long solitary rides as … Continue reading Group Ride To The East Foothills →

Meditation teachers talk about a silence within us in between thoughts, and tell us to think of our minds like the screen in a movie theater. Our thoughts and emotions appear on the screen, but in between thoughts, the screen is our true nature, pure unconditioned awareness. Another analogy is that our awareness is the … Continue reading The Silent Awareness Within →

The recent long bout of storms is finally over, so yesterday I went for my first long sunny ride. I do ok riding in the rain as long as it is not too severe, and I can also get by indoors when needed. But I must say that riding in nice weather is good for … Continue reading The Sunshine is Back →

This is the first hardback book I've read in a while, I usually do ebooks on my kindle, but this was a birthday present. There are a lot of good tips in this book by James Clear on effectively forming new good habits or breaking bad old ones. http://www.Amazon.com/books An atomic habit is a small … Continue reading Atomic Habits →

Our multiple storm "atmospheric river" continues, probably until next Wednesday. I went riding yesterday in a dry interlude that turned out to only last 20 minutes and ended up getting soggy since I did not have my full rain gear on. I still enjoyed it after a couple of days of indoor riding. "Lake Kenny". … Continue reading More Rainy Riding, and Improving SI Joint →

These tips are from dietician Sharon Palmer's blog. https://sharonpalmer.com/ https://sharonpalmer.com/fixing-a-broken-metabolism/

Yesterday I turned 70. I intend to stay as active in this decade as I was in my 60s, we'll see how that turns out! My recent setback with injuring my SI joint has caused my fitness to decline a little. But two days ago was my first PT session for it and it went … Continue reading 70th Birthday and Still Moving… →

We continue to get a lot of rain due to an "atmospheric river" in which storms are lined up in the Pacific Ocean, waiting for their turn to reach us. This is supposed to last another 10 days. According to my rain gauge, we've gotten about 16 inches of rain this season, so we're closing … Continue reading Flooding in Morgan Hill →