On Your Bike
Running:
Sunday 14.9.14 to now: Nil
Today:
Bike ride:
Distance: 15.15 kms in 59' 43" at 15.2 kmph
Weather: sunny, temp 15 degrees, humidity 60%, wind calm
Old mountain bike went in for a service a week or so ago. Bad news, not worth the expense of bringing it up scratch. So, thanks for the memories, it's been a good 12 years.
New TREK mountain bike out for it's first trip on a wonderful spring morning.
There has been no running in almost 2 weeks due to the fall where I put a sapling stick through my knee. Healing process has been Ok, with the stitches coming out last Tuesday after 9 days.
An infection, no surprise there, is almost gone and the wound is better every day. I did visit my doctor on Monday, given antibiotics & a day off work. Didn't take that, no need.
Bike ride today over some of the local bike paths & fire trails covered the important aspects of a new bike. Up hill to test the gears, down hill to test the brakes & some single undulating rocky trails to test the suspension. All good, passed with flying colours.
Tomorrow, Sunday is a return to running, may be very slowly, at the next vet's monthly handicap over 8 kms.
With my very generous handicap now due to slow running, then a hip injury, I hopefully won't finish last, that's the plan.
If all goes well, I'll gradually increase the running to rebuild, again, the endurance base. The daily commute to work & back should take care of the cross training as well as a few gym sessions during the week concentrating on upper body.
All looking good at this stage for a proper return to running with a few races planned for next year now as there is not a big enough base for much in the remainder of this year.
Sunday 14.9.14 to now: Nil
Today:
Bike ride:
Distance: 15.15 kms in 59' 43" at 15.2 kmph
Weather: sunny, temp 15 degrees, humidity 60%, wind calm
Old mountain bike went in for a service a week or so ago. Bad news, not worth the expense of bringing it up scratch. So, thanks for the memories, it's been a good 12 years.
New TREK mountain bike out for it's first trip on a wonderful spring morning.
There has been no running in almost 2 weeks due to the fall where I put a sapling stick through my knee. Healing process has been Ok, with the stitches coming out last Tuesday after 9 days.
An infection, no surprise there, is almost gone and the wound is better every day. I did visit my doctor on Monday, given antibiotics & a day off work. Didn't take that, no need.
Bike ride today over some of the local bike paths & fire trails covered the important aspects of a new bike. Up hill to test the gears, down hill to test the brakes & some single undulating rocky trails to test the suspension. All good, passed with flying colours.
Tomorrow, Sunday is a return to running, may be very slowly, at the next vet's monthly handicap over 8 kms.
With my very generous handicap now due to slow running, then a hip injury, I hopefully won't finish last, that's the plan.
If all goes well, I'll gradually increase the running to rebuild, again, the endurance base. The daily commute to work & back should take care of the cross training as well as a few gym sessions during the week concentrating on upper body.
All looking good at this stage for a proper return to running with a few races planned for next year now as there is not a big enough base for much in the remainder of this year.
posted by Two Fruits at
6:52 PM
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