Today I did my first really hard ride since my recovery from my vertigo incident in December. I rode at a fast tempo standing up to pedal of an hour, which kept my heart rate at a brisk aerobic pace (for me) of 120. Then I did a bunch of fast sprints standing, followed by … Continue reading Back to Harder Riding →

I took a long ride down to South San Jose and climbed up Bernal hill to Santa Teresa Park. I was dressed for the occasion so it was quite pleasant. Of course when I say "cold" it was by our standards in this area... The Santa Cruz Mountains are blurry off in the distance

Martin Luther King Day fell yesterday this year. It is celebrated between January 15th-21st, on the Monday closest to his actual birthday (January 15th). I am a big fan of Dr. King's. I was ten years old when we saw him on TV giving his "I have a dream speech" from the Lincoln memorial, with … Continue reading Happy Martin Luther King Day →

My Doc had me do some follow-up blood work. Last June all my "lipid panel" results had been great. Since then, pretty much all is well except my LDL crept up. I had a six-month follow-up with my cardiologist also. Both he and my GP want to check this again in 3 months. I must … Continue reading Time to Get a Little Stricter… →

I took my recumbent on the Coyote Creek trail a few miles, then got stopped where the trail crosses a ford and was flooded out. So this ended up being an out-and-back. Today was "hard day" for legs so on the way back I did some intervals and on-bike strength training (hill repeats in a … Continue reading Enjoying The Green Hill Some More →

I mentioned recently that one of the "wake-up call" lessons I took away from my recent health scare was to make my training more balanced overall. This includes a good physical mix of aerobics, strength training, stretching, and balance, as well as mental training like meditation and mindfulness, and healthy eating. I did a bit … Continue reading Balanced Training on My Birthday →

I went for my first two-hour ride since my vertigo incident today and it went fine. It was nice to be back out, especially on a sunny day with the hills green. We have more rain coming (thank goodness) but I'm enjoying the sunshine while it lasts. Rural area and hills southwest of downtown Morgan … Continue reading I Did Fine On a Longer Ride →

https://www.cbass.com/success_stories18.html Clarence Bass's website has a couple of inspirational role models this month for healthy aging. The first is Professor Dan Mandelker, a 95-year-old professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. He has just retired from teaching, after 72 years, not because he can't do it well anymore-he still gets top reviews from … Continue reading Some Healthy-Aging Role Models →

Another favorite activity I can do again is walking or hiking in the hills that are too far to get to from my house on foot. So today for the first time in weeks I rode my bike to West Morgan Hill can walked some of the hills over there. That went great, so my … Continue reading Back to Walking in the hills →

I saw my Doc again for a followup, and things are looking well enough that she Okd riding outside and driving. I haven't had a repeat of the vertigo symptoms that hospitalized me about 3 weeks ago, nor have I had any other signs of dizziness. Unfortunately we can't be sure there won't be a … Continue reading Cleared To Drive and Ride! →