https://www.facebook.com/Lornaruns Fellow blogger, triathlete, and ultrarunner Lorna Cullen has finished the 3 peaks part of her Jogle run, with 1537.68 km run so far and 317.44 km to go. She is averaging 38 km a day, or just under a marathon, and has been for over 40 days. I ran 3 marathons back in my running days, … Continue reading Lorna Has Completed Three-Peaks Challenge; Home Stretch to Land’s End →

I recently signed up for Strava premium which lets you compare efforts with others in your same age group. Strava tracks "Kings of Mountain" (KOMs) and "Queens of Mountain" (QOMs) for various routes. A convenient local challenge for me is climbing Llagas road, which is only 15 minutes away by bike. The climb currently takes … Continue reading My First KOM Attempt →

I did an upper body workout with resistance bands, body weight, and dumbbells yesterday. I've especially been enjoying heavyhands walking, simulating cross-country skiing double poling with hand weights, and simulating kayaking with resistance bands. I followed this up with a pleasant tour of local rural roads and trails on my Vado, which has pretty fat … Continue reading Upper Body Workout Then Local Rural Tour →

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/endurance-athlete-heart-health-research-2022/ In his "sweat science" column, Alex Hutchinson reported on some recent studies that give an update on the question of whether there are health issues associated with excessive endurance training. I have discussed this previously (here, here, and here) it being a matter of some interest to me as I like to endurance train … Continue reading Update on Excessive Endurance Training →

https://www.eatthis.com/strength-training-habits-that-slow-aging-science/ Clarence Bass covered the results of a meta-analysis of many studies on the benefits of strength training for weight loss in his column this month [1]. Not surprisingly, it helps. In my opinion, far and away the most significant effect is that it preserves or even adds to your lean muscle mass while losing … Continue reading Strength Training and Weight Loss →

The climb up to Henry Coe State park east of Morgan Hill is one of our big local climbs. It's about 12 miles from the base of the hill on E Dunne ave. to park headquarters, with 2700 ft elevation gain. I did it yesterday with a group starting in Morgan Hill. Our route was … Continue reading Climb to Coe →

https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/discoid-meniscus I saw my primary care doctor for a follow-up about my knee, after getting MRI and x-ray results. The bump on my knee is fairly benign- there is a lateral meniscus tear which is allowing joint fluid to escape, causing a cyst. That explains why the size of the bump has waxed and waned … Continue reading Knee Update- Mixed News →

The bottom line: to maintain a healthy weight, don't eat junk! Dr. Hall is a well-known nutrition researcher. His study in Cell Metabolism (see the link in the post) clearly demonstrates that without counting calories we tend to eat 500 calories a day less if we avoid overly processed foods. Great post!

The Bay Area recumbent group I occasionally ride with did a ride down at my end so I joined them yesterday. They rode the Coyote Creek Trail from South San Jose to Morgan Hill for a lunch stop, then rode back. I rode up to meet them on a different route so I wouldn't traverse … Continue reading Long Recumbent Outing →

The title of this book caught my eye because I've been riding bikes for a little over 60 years if you go back to my first 20" kid's bike. But Bill Logan's 60 years included many years of performing well at both road and track racing, going back to the old days of cycling in … Continue reading 60 Years in the Saddle →