After the last gym workout, I kind of took a little break. I went home to SoCal to spend a few days with my parents and only got on the bike once; this is because I hurt my knee on this ride.
On Monday, I wanted to ride from my house to the top of Anderson Lake Dam in Morgan Hill. My road bike had a flat, so I grabbed my mountain bike. I hadn’t ridden it in months and was curious to see how it would feel with my new level of fitness. It turns out I should have taken it easier, even though it felt great. The mountain bike has bigger tires, weighs more and has more rolling resistance than my road bike. So even though I thought I was feeling fine, it turned out that I was in too high a gear for most of the 40 miles. The extra effort at a lower cadence hurt my left knee. So I let it heal for a few days. It felt good yesterday, but I didn’t. I’m still battling the effects of a cold from last week. But today I feel pretty good, and the weather looks great, so I may go out on the road bike. We’ll see how my New Year’s Eve plans pan out before I make my final decision.
Side note: This morning, I received the donation that met my minimum fundraising goal (including two checks I’ve been sitting on for a while). From now on, 100% of every donation goes directly toward helping patients and funding research! Go TEAM!