This simple advice from Tufts is a good start for the New Year. The article has some more detail, but here is a summary: https://www.nutritionletter.tufts.edu/special-reports/top-10-swaps-for-good-health/

I too wish physicians would more often prescribe simple effective interventions like this either instead of or in addition to drugs.

We got a one-day break in between storms yesterday so I snuck in a ride. There is a lot more rain on the way well into next week, so I'll be doing a combination of making good use of my rain gear and my trainer. There was some fog in the valley when I started … Continue reading A Ride In Between Rainstorms →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is the title of a book by Dr. Jacqueline Simon Gunn, who is both an avid lifetime long-distance runner and a clinical psychologist. She shares reflections on what running means to her, both physically and mentally. One interesting insight I picked up was the psychological concept of "existential homelessness", which means we feel … Continue reading In the Long Run: Reflections from the Road →

https://www.amazon.com/Dickens-Christmas-FezziwigS-Etching-Charles/dp/B07C4GBFLN I have always thought of Christmas-time..as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely... Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred, from A Christmas Carol. May we all try … Continue reading Merry Christmas to All! →

I went for a relaxing 75 minutes on my recumbent yesterday, out into the countryside north of Morgan Hill then through some local neighborhoods. I'm still limited by sciatica. It feels fine riding but can flare up later if I overdo it. I was fortunate enough to get an appointment squeezed in with my doctor … Continue reading Easy Recumbent Ride →

http://www.Amazon.com/books A Heart for Running: How Running Saved My Life, is the story of how a talented amateur runner, John McDonnell, overcame a severe heart condition in his late 40s, recovered, and came back even stronger. John is of Irish descent and grew up in Massachusetts. He married an Irish woman, Roisin, and after a … Continue reading A Heart for Running →

My sciatica flare-up is still bothering me when I stand or walk too much, but it is ok when I sit or ride a bike. So Yesterday I tried a longer (2 hour) ride and it went fine. This is good for me for relaxation and enjoyment. The sciatica symptoms (pain down my right leg … Continue reading Back To Longer Riding →

It was clear and cold today, a nice day for riding after all our recent rain. which totals about 9 inches for the year so far. I went for an hour of easy spinning, I still have to take it easy because I'm getting sciatica symptoms from the piriformis muscle of my right leg. It's … Continue reading Clear Day After The Rains →

Our latest series of rainstorms continued yesterday. We've had about four inches total over the past several days. This is a great start to the season, I hope it keeps up. We even got some hail yesterday morning. That's unusual for this time of the year, hail usually accompanies summer thunderstorms when we get it. … Continue reading Some More Heavy Rain, and Even Hail →