This is the title of an entertaining and inspiring book by Wayne Aho, who rode his bicycle across the United States on the TransAmerica trail at the age of 74, a distance of about 4200 miles. He was a successful businessman for several decades, then had a second career as a business professor at Western … Continue reading Journey of Discovery →

I hadn't ridden off-road lately because it's been too soggy. I gave it a try today, riding up to the top of E. Dunne Ave. and then through Holiday lake estates to get to Rosendin park. It was a treat to have the trails dry enough to ride. In the past, I would have gone … Continue reading First Off-road Riding in a While →

I went for a fun three-hour ride enjoying the return of the sun after the last two days of rain. I warmed up for 20 minutes at home while waiting for the traffic to clear in front of Live Oak High, did a cruise out and back on the Coyote Creek trail to where it … Continue reading The Sunshine is Back! →

I've been feeling good lately because I've been doing well in my age group on some local Strava Koms. But before my head gets too big I thought I'd put things in perspective. First of all, these are all flat routes so don't really deserve the title "king of the mountains". King of the flats, … Continue reading Wow! Fast Old People →

Neither my usual Tuesday Group nor the group I occasionally ride with on Sundays has gone out for a few weeks because of all the rain we've had. But yesterday we had beautiful sunny skies so I went on a nice outing with the Sunday group. We did a challenging two and a half hours, … Continue reading First Group Ride In A While →

https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains The title of this post is a variation on "marginal gains", the concept by which coach Dave Brailsford famously revolutionized British Cycling. It is discussed in various places including the book Atomic Habits, and there is an excerpt here. If you make multiple tiny improvements, say about 1% each, they can add up over … Continue reading Marginal Losses- How I Got Slower In a Year and a Half →

It has been a week since my injections, so I did a 64-minute ride on my recumbent and threw in some harder riding, including an attempt on a Strava segment, shown in blue on the overall map of my ride below. The segment is "around the Paradise block", flat and just over 2 km long. … Continue reading First Harder Ride Since Injections →

I'm keeping my riding easy for a few days until I see how well my injections worked. Today I went locally for an hour on my recumbent, it was nice and relaxing. So far so good on the SI joint, I walk a little more each day pain-free, and today am up to 18 minutes.

http://www.Amazon.com/books This post was inspired by the book Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser, by Lewis Richmond. Aging can cause us to feel diminished. We can lose physical capacity, infirmities can start creeping in, and our sense of self-worth can decline in retirement if our work had supplied … Continue reading Transformation While Aging →

I had one last chance to enjoy a sixty-minute ride during our interlude of sunshine yesterday in the morning before my injections (which were scheduled for 12:30). Today I have to keep my activity "normal and nonstrenuous" so am taking a day off from riding. Then more rain will show up this weekend. Nice And … Continue reading Snuck In a Ride Before My Injections →