My surgeon (tennis elbow surgery) has given me the ok to resume cycling after a six week hiatus. I biked in to work today. Elbow feels ok. I bike out later. Unfortunately I have to miss the demonstration by the Brooklyn Bridge at 5:30 in support of safer bike approaches to the bridges. That is pretty far out of my way and I really don't want to overdue the first day back. I do plan on an icepack when I get home.
In article <75el51p2nbmk4anegqua001glbca35c7bm@4ax.com>, dgk <sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com> writes:> My surgeon (tennis elbow surgery) has given me the ok to resume> cycling after a six week hiatus. I biked in to work today. Elbow feels> ok.
That's great, I'm glad things are looking up for you again.
Was your first ride after the 6 weeks stronger than you expected?
cheers, Tom
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In article <75el51p2nbmk4anegqua001glbca35c7bm@4ax.com>,>dgk <sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com> writes:>> My surgeon (tennis elbow surgery) has given me the ok to resume>> cycling after a six week hiatus. I biked in to work today. Elbow feels>> ok.>
That's great, I'm glad things are looking up for you again.>
Was your first ride after the 6 weeks stronger than you expected?>
cheers,>Tom
I did it Monday and Wednesday. And I'll do it Friday. The elbow actually hurt a bit but in a different place. More up the tendon than right on the elbow. Not while biking, afterwards. Nothing much, I think it is a bit tired.
My legs felt a little heavy after the ride but nothing bad. All in all, pretty good. I don't really tear along normally but did make it into work in just under an hour (30 seconds under) on Wednesday. That is faster than many morning rides.
Unfortunately I was just a few blocks from home yesterday when I stumbled upon a new little Sweet Shoppe on a side road. I never would have seen it if I hadn't been biking. No chocolate yet (thank God) but plenty of excellent looking little pastries. I ended up with a small carrot cake. That way I can fool myself into thinking that it must be healthy. There go all the benefits of bike commuting. I'll have to try another route.
"Tom Keats" <tomk2003@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8tkh3d.17t.ln@bud.garden.local...> In article <75el51p2nbmk4anegqua001glbca35c7bm@4ax.com>,> dgk <sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com> writes:>> My surgeon (tennis elbow surgery) has given me the ok to resume>> cycling after a six week hiatus. I biked in to work today. Elbow feels>> ok.>
That's great, I'm glad things are looking up for you again.>
Was your first ride after the 6 weeks stronger than you expected?
Went through that the year before last [eye surgery]. And laid off for a few months this winter. It took me about 20 minutes to get back into it.
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In article <2dqs51hm6acqdmvkjodoq8vf12521jmqhc@4ax.com>, dgk <sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com> writes:
Was your first ride after the 6 weeks stronger than you expected?>>
cheers,>>Tom>
I did it Monday and Wednesday. And I'll do it Friday. The elbow> actually hurt a bit but in a different place. More up the tendon than> right on the elbow. Not while biking, afterwards. Nothing much, I> think it is a bit tired.>
My legs felt a little heavy after the ride but nothing bad. All in> all, pretty good. I don't really tear along normally but did make it> into work in just under an hour (30 seconds under) on Wednesday. That> is faster than many morning rides.
Sounds like you've still got a lot of base fitness then, which is good. The longest I've been off the bike for the last two or three years was two or three weeks. I was scared witless I'd lost a lot of cycling fitness, but my fears were unfounded. What little I did lose quickly came back over the course of a week.
Unfortunately I was just a few blocks from home yesterday when I> stumbled upon a new little Sweet Shoppe on a side road. I never would> have seen it if I hadn't been biking.
Destiny rears its ugly head again
No chocolate yet (thank God) but> plenty of excellent looking little pastries. I ended up with a small> carrot cake. That way I can fool myself into thinking that it must be> healthy. There go all the benefits of bike commuting. I'll have to try> another route.
Aw, a little moderate indulgence now and then is good for the soul. Although lately I've been getting an on-again/off-again hankering - not for decadent confections, but for a nice, juicy pomegranate. And the spare time to savour it.
cheers, Tom
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In article <Ft6dnYTmue7XS8LfRVn-rw@rogers.com>, "1oki" <nolooke@hotmail.com> writes:>
"Tom Keats" <tomk2003@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:8tkh3d.17t.ln@bud.garden.local...>> In article <75el51p2nbmk4anegqua001glbca35c7bm@4ax.com>,>> dgk <sonicechoes-spamless@hot-nospamp-mail.com> writes:>>> My surgeon (tennis elbow surgery) has given me the ok to resume>>> cycling after a six week hiatus. I biked in to work today. Elbow feels>>> ok.>>
That's great, I'm glad things are looking up for you again.>>
Was your first ride after the 6 weeks stronger than you expected?>
Went through that the year before last [eye surgery]. And laid off for a > few months this winter. It took me about 20 minutes to get back into it.
I wonder how long it takes to lose all cycling fitness, to the point where the first ride afterward results in spaghetti legs? I imagine a couple of years, at least.
cheers, Tom
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"Tom Keats" <tkeats2005@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5aqp3d.vm4.ln@bud.garden.local...> In article <Ft6dnYTmue7XS8LfRVn-rw@rogers.com>,>
I wonder how long it takes to lose all cycling fitness,> to the point where the first ride afterward results in> spaghetti legs? I imagine a couple of years, at least.
Well I did have a sore butt after a layoff. Otherwise the muscles seemed non-atrophied.
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I wonder how long it takes to lose all cycling fitness, to the point> where the first ride afterward results in spaghetti legs? I imagine> a couple of years, at least.
That depends on how old you are and what else you do that keeps your aerobic capacity alive. On the other hand it also depends on the definition of fitness. There are time in winter when I readily sense that I cannot go on a ride over to the coast and back (120mi and 6000ft) in the Santa Cruz mountains. It takes a stretch of good weather to build up to that again. In contrast, I recall when I was "young and beautiful" that this never occurred and that without thinking about it and with little riding I would undertake such rides.
"Peter Cole" <peter_cole@comcast.net> wrote in message>
In the winter, I ride once a week, only 30 miles, but at a
brisk pace,> that's about it for exercise. This maintains enough fitness to do a> ride each spring of 125 mi/6,000' (virtually identical to your coastal> loop) without any other preparation. It's not a breeze, but
unpleasant. I'm 55.>
I'm 55 as well, but have been doing enough in the winter to stay in shape enough to start doing flat centuries (this is Chicago) without further preparation in the spring. However, in March I got a lung infection which pretty much sidelined me completely for 5 weeks; I was exercising using a HR monitor, and at very low levels of effort my HR would get high, so I didn't push it. I lost a lot of conditioning.
Last Saturday I did my first century of the year -- the last half with my daughter, and 50 miles was to be her longest-ever ride. I was really hurting at the end, while my daughter was still in good shape. I averaged 11.3 m.p.h. and my heart rate was still near 120 2 hours later and I couldn't eat. Walking wasn't much fun, either. I felt stupid for having over-extended myself, for really no reason other than stubborness.
Beginning Sunday evening, though, I started to feel stronger than I have since February and I feel GREAT! I guess it really is true that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (and perhaps vice-versa).
Mike Kruger wrote:> "Peter Cole" <peter_cole@comcast.net> wrote in message>
In the winter, I ride once a week, only 30 miles, but at a>
brisk pace,>
that's about it for exercise. This maintains enough fitness>
to do a>
ride each spring of 125 mi/6,000' (virtually identical to>
your coastal>
loop) without any other preparation. It's not a breeze, but>
unpleasant. I'm 55.>>
I'm 55 as well, but have been doing enough in the winter to> stay in shape enough to start doing flat centuries (this is> Chicago) without further preparation in the spring. However,> in March I got a lung infection which pretty much sidelined me> completely for 5 weeks; I was exercising using a HR monitor,> and at very low levels of effort my HR would get high, so I> didn't push it. I lost a lot of conditioning.>
Last Saturday I did my first century of the year -- the last> half with my daughter, and 50 miles was to be her longest-ever> ride. I was really hurting at the end, while my daughter was> still in good shape. I averaged 11.3 m.p.h. and my heart rate> was still near 120 2 hours later and I couldn't eat. Walking> wasn't much fun, either. I felt stupid for having> over-extended myself, for really no reason other than> stubborness.
With a heart rate of 120 after 2 hours I would see a doctor and see if there isn't something going on that you should know about. I am 56 and my heart rate goes below 100 within 5 to 10 minutes after riding hard and fast. After two hours I am down to about 72-76, then two more hours and I am down to my usual 62-64 daytime rate. Then again it could just be we have different metabolisms, but I would think that 120 after 2 hours would justify an official doctor checkup. Be safe, not sorry.>
Beginning Sunday evening, though, I started to feel stronger> than I have since February and I feel GREAT! I guess it> really is true that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger> (and perhaps vice-versa).>
Let's hope it does make you stronger. I just have memories of Jim Fixx stuck in my head and what happened to him by thinking he was in tip top shape. Happy riding, summer is coming soon. Bill Baka
In article <1114053708.8939d8fe9ed0eae261dcdb199d8a28f0@teranews>, "Mike Kruger" <mikekr@mousepotato.com> writes:
Beginning Sunday evening, though, I started to feel stronger> than I have since February and I feel GREAT! I guess it> really is true that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger> (and perhaps vice-versa).
It's truly marvellous, the way the cyclist's body can rebound after a long stint of not riding. So, riders who are forced to lay off the bike for awhile -- take heart! Of course, taking care not to overstress injuries in the process of healing is called-for, too.
When I've given riding a rest for a week or so, I've always felt stronger when resuming. But maybe part of that is just the invigourating joy of being awheel again.
cheers, Tom
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