Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
I appreciate this post.
I've been getting back to riding but am being very careful about it. I've had some foot pain and some back pain this week, so I'll probably take it easy and go bass fishing and/or kayaking.
It's a little discouraging, but one must make concessions to the aging process.
Here in Louisville we are very fortunate to have the Parklands development. 19 miles of lovely bike paths free of cars. There is a 7 mile stretch right in the middle that is pretty flat so that's where I usually go.
Good to hear from someone in the same boat!
Keep it up,Doodelsack !!
I did 5rides 8 miles each last week.
Took Saturday off.
A "brisk" 8miles on Sunday (14.5 avg.....yeah, "brisk")
I embarked on what I thought to be a 10 mile loop with a couple of hills on Manday.
What a mistake!
Couple of hills, no problem. But, several long grades that wore on me but good.............actually had to stop 2x in order to get my breath!
Today I rode with my old riding buddy Sambo and his wife Miss Penny.
I'm glad she came along cuz it kept the pace manageable.
9 miles with a couple of hills. Felt way better than yesterday.
Tomorrow we'll stretch the distance some but keep things flatter.
Upper body fatigue is abating, so maybe the muscle tone is returning in that region.