Today, after a warm-up, I started out with "double-poling" with six-pound weights, then nordic walking with poles. For both of these, I threw in intervals of higher intensity. Then it was back to the garage for work with bands and weights. First intervals at several stations including kayak simulator, "ski erg" simulator and its reverse … Continue reading Upper Body “Hard Day” →

I went for about a 42 mile ride yesterday, starting early because it was supposed to get hot later in the day. It was a nice outing, a little bit on the rural roads of the east side of San Martin and Morgan Hill, then an out and back on the Coyote Creek trail. It … Continue reading Ride and Lunch Before the Heat →

www,Amazon.com/books Dynamic Aging is the title of a book by Katy Bowman, a movement expert. It is filled with good exercises to keep us limber and moving well as we age, including working on balance and joint mobility, and practicing walking on uneven surfaces. These are easy to do at home with little or no … Continue reading Dynamic Aging Book →

When I first took my recumbent for a ride after removing the electric assist kit with the unbearably noisy motor, I noticed how slow I felt. Part of it is that I really am that slow without a motor helping me. But part is that I had gotten lazy because of the motor and wasn't … Continue reading Long Ride on ‘Bent, No Assist →

Yesterday I put my e-bike in medium assist mode ("sport") and was able to ride 45 miles on 60% of the battery, which would work out to 80 miles on a full battery. On lighter assist ("eco") it could probably go about a third further, over 100 miles. Active Transportation Here We Come This is … Continue reading E-bike range Test →

http://www.Amazon.com/books I just read the book Run Down: An Endurance Athlete's Race Against Chronic Fatigue by Dr. Michael Gallagher. He is an orthopedic surgeon who is also an avid long-distance runner and triathlete, having completed the Hawaii Ironman and the Boston Marathon, among other accomplishments. Then in 2014 he got sick with a virus, and … Continue reading What If You Can’t Bounce Back? →

Another ride leader in my club, Melanie, led a 54-mile ride starting 38 miles south of me in the little town of Paicines. The route was 27 miles out Panoche road to the Panoche Inn for lunch then back to the start. My friend Kris, also in Morgan Hill, was going on the ride so … Continue reading Long Ride on New Bike →

The motor in my electric-assist kit on my recumbent has developed an annoying knocking sound. This is not something I could fix, nor could my dealer, it would have to go back to the factory (in China) to get refurbished. It took me a while to isolate it, but I finally got it to go … Continue reading Equipment Issues, and Lemons From Lemonade →

After missing three weeks, I was able to get back to riding with my local Morgan Hill group yesterday. It was great, I had missed the camaraderie and the incentive to go harder. We went out to the beautiful Redwood retreat road and back. It was tougher than I expected. I had ridden this ride … Continue reading Back to Group Riding →

I just started riding my upright bike about a week ago. It has been almost 3 weeks since what I call my "TMI procedure", after which I was supposed to avoid sitting on a saddle for a while. At first, I stuck to riding my recumbent, then about a week ago I tried upright but … Continue reading Back to Long Riding on Upright →