Back on Track

The back problem I reported on Wednesday has gotten a lot better, I think it was just a muscle strain. Wednesday I was able to do my hard ride with…

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Having Fun on An Electric-Assist Recumbent

I mentioned recently that I had put an electric-assist kit on my recumbent from Swytchbike. I’ll go into a little more detail how it works here. The front wheel gets…

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Another Week Of Rides and Workouts

I finished installing an electric assist kit on my recumbent, from a British company here. I’ll be describing it in more detail in a post soon. For now suffice it…

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Back From Phoenix, Back At It

I got back from Phoenix Monday night, great trip. The heat wasn’t so bad, we got up every day at 5:30 and went for about an hour long walk or…

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Back To Normal With My Workouts

I seem to finally have my SI joint and piriformis muscle under control so I can do my strength workouts and riding pretty much full tilt. I am attempting to…

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Friday and Saturday

Friday I did a little over 2 1/2 hours on my recumbent out Coyote Creek trail to Blossom Hill road and back, at a brisk tempo pace. I noticed I…

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First Try At Cooper 12 Minute Test

A lot of authors are emphasizing maximum aerobic oxygen consumption (VO2max) as being important for healthy aging, so I thought I’d look into testing it. It’s expensive to have done…

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Nice Weather But Starting to Warm Up

Sunday was a hard ride down to Gilroy on the rural roads on the East side of the valley. I went for a brisk tempo ride of a bit over…

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Two Hard Days Then an Easy One

On Thursday I did my upper body workout, followed by an easy ride. I was happy to have my new and improved arm-cycling setup. I had recently talked about my…

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Wednesday Through Friday

On Wednesday I did my 100km ride for the month, for which I had signed up for the Strava challenge. I finished in 4 hrs 23 minutes for an average…

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