How Much Exercise is Enough?

With all my recent emphasis on high mileage, I thought I might be scaring some people away. But I do a lot more exercise than is necessary because it is my hobby and I enjoy it. For people that may be a little less nuts about exercise than me, how much is enough for healthy … Continue reading How Much Exercise is Enough? →

Monthly Mileage Challenge Complete

I completed my monthly mileage challenge on Strava yesterday. The target was 600 km, and I finished with 1359 km (843 miles). Correcting for the riding that was done on my e-bike (see "" Note on e-bikes and recording mileage" here), which is about 20% of the total, this is equivalent to about 1305 km … Continue reading Monthly Mileage Challenge Complete →

Recumbents Perform Well At Sebring Race

This year "Bike Sebring" was again held at the Sebring Raceway in Florida. This has 6, 12, and 24 hour events around the speedway track, which is flat. Recumbents are expected to do well on this type of course, and they did not disappoint, winning several of the events outright. I am on the mailing … Continue reading Recumbents Perform Well At Sebring Race →

Group Ride Tuesday, Dentist Wednesday

On Tuesday I rode with my group in the hills East of Gilroy. We started at the parking lot of Harvey Bear park at the Mendoza ranch entrance off Roop road. I carpooled to the start with ride leader Kris. My ride to her house is posted here. The group rode out Gilroy Hot Springs … Continue reading Group Ride Tuesday, Dentist Wednesday →

Three Day’s of Workouts

On Saturday I went on an easy recovery ride because of my tough workout Friday. I cut it short because it started raining heavily, and finished up with some work on my trainer. Sunday I went for a longer ride of a bit over 35 miles. The pace felt "brisk but comfortable", and my average … Continue reading Three Day’s of Workouts →

Hard Workout With Headwind

On Thursday night I mounted my 28" wheel back on my recumbent with a heavy duty tire. I wanted to try that set-up out off-road. Yesterday I took it to Coyote Valley Open Space, Northeast of Morgan Hill, and it worked out fine, although I must admit an upright bike with fat tires is better … Continue reading Hard Workout With Headwind →

Recovery Then “Bent Gravel”

Wednesday morning I went on a longer recovery ride to the Northeast, mostly on Coyote Creek trail, a very pleasant cruise (posted here). One of my favorite panoramas on Coyote Creek trail, especially when it is this green. Wednesday afternoon I did some more easy riding in my local neighborhood (posted here). Yesterday I started … Continue reading Recovery Then “Bent Gravel” →

Three Days of Riding

On Sunday I did a harder ride on my recumbent. I rode a brisk tempo to the Southeast of Morgan Hill towards Gilroy, then crossed over to the West side on Buena Vista, for a total of 32 miles. Ride is posted on strava here Monday I did my upper body workout rode my recumbent … Continue reading Three Days of Riding →

Recovery Day Then Longer Day

On Friday I did an easy recovery day of just under 20 km. I just did a pace that felt comfortable, which was pretty slow (posted on Strava here). This ride did put me over 600 km for march so far, which was a Strava challenge I'd signed up for. At my current rate I'm … Continue reading Recovery Day Then Longer Day →

Easy Day, Then a Metric Century

Wednesday was hard upper body day, which I did first for 35 minutes at home. Then I squeezed in a 21 minute easy ride before lunch, and another 34 in the afternoon. Rides are posted here and here. Yesterday my wife had an errand so we were going separate for lunch, so I decided to … Continue reading Easy Day, Then a Metric Century →