We had a mostly cloudy day yesterday but a break in the rain so I went for a recumbent ride outside. I was a bit time-constrained so kept it under an hour. But I was happy to be able to go harder with some on-bike strength training (climbing a hill in high gear) and short … Continue reading Short Harder Ride →

Yesterday was sunny again so I took advantage of it with my first long ride in some time. I've been taking it easy because I have continuing pain in my right leg. In my last post, I mentioned my Doc suspects it is SI joint pain, so I decided to see if I could get … Continue reading First Long Ride in a While →

I went for my first sunny ride of the new year yesterday. It was a pleasantly cool hour-long ride on my recumbent. We have a lot more rain coming, so I have to take advantage of the sun while I can. I have been working out in my indoor gym or using my exercise bike … Continue reading Enjoying The Sunshine →

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 →