Today was my first group ride since my vertigo incident in December. I was cleared to ride a few weeks ago, but my favorite group rides on Tuesdays and up till now I've always seemed to have Doctor visits interfering. I've finally made it through that and it was nice to be back. We rode … Continue reading Back to Group Riding →

I rode to the park at Calero reservoir and met my hiking meetup group there. I was going to take my electric-assist recumbent but had a last minute malfunction with it, so I had to go with my upright. That put me behind schedule so just getting there on time was a serious workout. Then … Continue reading Bike Ride and Hike At Calero Park →

This is the title of an article by Alex Hutchinson in his column "sweat science" in Outside Magazine. He looked at recent research on how different types of training contribute to improving our aerobic output. The bottom line appears to be that longer more moderate efforts, like brisk walking or slower running, cause more "central … Continue reading Long Runs Train Your Heart, Sprints Train Your Muscles →

I need to transition to using my uphill walking and hiking muscles more to prepare for my vertical K challenge in June. So today I did a little over two hour workout, spending the first part standing up to pedal continuously on my bike, which uses similar muscles. Then I climbed up the hill on … Continue reading Biking and Uphill Walking →

I just read The End of Cravings by Mark Schatzker which has an interesting new theory (and data to back it up) about what causes overeating. As you know, I'm an advocate of eating whole foods and avoiding overly-processed foods, and have presented evidence such as in Dr. Michael Greger's book How Not to Diet, and … Continue reading A New Wrinkle on Overeating →

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 →