Again To Longer Rides – BionicOldGuy

I’m again to having the ability to do longer rides so long as lengthy as I don’t overdo the depth. I believe what went fallacious that led to my latest sciatica flare-up was that I had mixed lengthy rides with arduous using, together with sprints and intervals on the identical day. Now I’m conserving the tempo “brisk however snug” for the longer rides, and solely doing extra intense using on shorter rides. Thus far so good!

I went for over three hours comparatively straightforward paced final Saturday and yesterday and it felt nice. Yesterday was my group trip, we went round Chesbro and Uvas reservoirs West of Morgan Hill. This concerned some steep climbs, however I used to be in a position to management the hassle with electrical help on my recumbent. Not too long ago I’ve been conserving to shorter rides on my upright however I believe my again is recovered sufficient to go additional on that bike additionally.