We've been having a bit of a heat wave lately but it is still cool in the early mornings so I've been getting out on my rides early. Wednesday I had a long adventure of 50 miles including lots of riding in the hills West of town, which took a little over 3 1/2 hours. … Continue reading Riding in AM While It’s Cool →

I've discussed in previous posts how I like to pedal standing up on an upright bike. This is challenging aerobically, and feels a little like running which is great for a former runner. But lately I haven't been able to do it much because my SI joint complains. This is not too bad by itself … Continue reading Standing Up Pedaling is Back! →

https://giving.massgeneral.org/stories/too-much-of-a-good-thing I've talked in the past (here and here) about the concept of whether there is a point beyond which exercise becomes too much of a good thing. Since I'm always tempted to push the envelope on this, I decided to ask Google Gemini deep research to investigate it for me: Endurance Exercise Volume, Intensity … Continue reading More Fun With Deep Research: Endurance Exercise and Longevity →

I may have overdone the volume of riding this week, but the weather has been nice so it's been fun. Last Tuesday we did a group ride in the hills East of Gilroy that started at the Mendoza ranch entrance to Harvey Bear park. I usually catch a ride up there from my friend's house, … Continue reading Lots of Riding This Week →

Ever since my aortic valve replacement in 2017, I have been on the beta-blocker metoprolol. This is mostly to prevent possible heart arrhythmia but also helps control my blood pressure. It seems to be working fine and I have no noticeable side effects, other than my heart rate doesn't seem to go up quite as … Continue reading The Effect of Metoprolol on Exercise →

My problems with sciatica are pretty dormant right now so I have been able to bump up my training. I still get a little soreness in my right SI joint if I walk or stand around too much and it sometimes refers minor pain down my leg. I've researched how SI joint issues might cross … Continue reading Bumping Up Training →

Yesterday my group did a loop first heading to the southeast of Morgan Hill and then turning north to pick up the Coyote Creek trail. We headed North up to Metcalf Park and then south, finishing at Rosy's in Morgan Hill for lunch. A few of us also added a detour to check out a … Continue reading Group Ride For Taco Tuesday →

On Tuesday I did my long ride with my group, West of Morgan Hill and around both Uvas and Chesbro reservoirs with an out-and-back to Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space on Casa Loma Road. We had pleasant weather for it although we had a pretty decent headwind in the southbound legs. Taking A Break … Continue reading Round The Reservoirs With My Group →

http://www.Amazon.com/books This is an excellent book I recently read by Matt Tenney. The title, and the message of the book, are reminiscent of Thich Nhat Hanh's classic The Miracle of Mindfulness. The magic, or miracle, happens when you spend more of your time paying 100% attention to what you are presently doing. This make you … Continue reading The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness →

Although we are only a few weeks from the official start of summer, the weather has still been cool like late spring lately, a beautiful time to be riding. I'm able to pretty routinely go on brisk three hour rides lately, with no sciatica symptoms. I've been doing a lot of PT work to keep … Continue reading Late Spring Riding →