Nobody Ever Drowned in Sweat
Jeez, what a cliche for a title. That particular phrase is on the back of t-shirts sold by Rebound Physical Therapy in Redmond. However, I am glad this week has come as I am glad to be able to start sweating again. After being in Oshkosh standing around talking to customers all last week for EAA Airventure , I started this week on the technique trainer that Laurie got for me from Performance Bike about 100 years ago it seems. I started off the ride with a high pedal cadence (90+ RPM) to get blood flow through the legs and allow me to push less hard to protect the knee. I also need to work on my pedal mechanics. Here is a video from the Livestrong YouTube Channel and Chris Carmichael regarding high-cadence pedaling. I start with 5 minutes small ring-big ring and every five minutes skip two gears until I am small front-small rear for 5 minutes, then back up for cool down. This has been the morning wake-up all week an...