Honestly, the best thing for my recovery was an old "bean bag" my wife got from a friend that's filled with rice. The rice feels dry, but retains enough moisture that when you nuke it for a couple minutes it is toasty warm and stays that way for an hour or more. I put that on the injury site when I went to bed and it felt wonderful, and when I woke up the stiffness wasn't too bad.

I have a day off tomorrow. Saturday I will probably do a breakfast ride; I may go with the cruiser group instead of the pacers so I don't have to ride too fast. I guess I'll gage it on the ride to the meetup point.

The short rides I took last night took their toll; I could feel it this morning, but it was more of a muscle soreness than spasm or acute pain. It's definitely on the mend.

I might have ridden today except my wife had some car trouble and dealing with that delayed me. I was late to work as it was; riding would have only made me later.