9.0 mi to REI, Rock Creek Trail

Started day with left leg strengthening exercises and stretching.

RAISED SEAT back to what it was. REI passed on my seat position. My feet don’t touch ground because the axle of the pedal crank is built too high off the ground. 11” vs 10 5/8” for stock model. Can’t adjust that. Yet that doesn’t entirely explain it, because my feet are a couple of inches off the ground.

Aftrwards I PRACTICED CONTROL by following white lines on parking lots, and riding Rock Creek trail.

Muscles right around knees felt good – warm – as I rode. I tried to keep in low gears. The ride was broken up by shopping.

Walked to lunch right after riding. Legs very stiff. Got in my second stretch and felt much better. Fought off nap, played fiddle instead. It worked ok.

Poor sleep, good energy, 7.3 mi.

I awoke so often, and was sleeping so lightly, that I expected to be shot, today, but instead I had plenty of energy.

I LOWERED MY SEAT POST 2 or 3 inches, as an experiment. The idea was to be able to reach the ground with my toes while still on the seat, but with the seat all the way down, I could hardly reach the ground – certainly not enough to catch myself if I was falling over during a tight turn. I don’t like the feeling – not stretching my legs – but I think I’ll leave it there for a bit to see if I get used to it, and whether my leg muscles are affected (positively or negatively) by the change.

I rode to safeway and back – a couple of mild hills – and couldn’t tell too much difference.

On return, I exercized my left leg and stretched.

It’s 4:30, now, and I’m still not sleepy. Go figure. But I’m not complaining!

10:00 – Not even sleepy now!

Poor sleep. To Winco, but no cycling

Slept poorly, again, but managed to get a nap just before getting up at 8. Got about 5 minutes of stretching in, plus about 10 minutes exercizing of weak leg.

Back from Winco around noon, back from lunch about 1, played violin until about 3, nap until 4, e-mail and bookkeeping until 7, with break for news/sandwich and one stretching session.

Busy, busy -- no rest, little stretching

Slept poorly, up early to see Dr. McAninch (primary care) without breakfast (lipid blood draw) and back here in time for lunch and get ready for Travis (computer consultant) who was here from 2 to 4:30. I think I stretched once, but I can’t remember.

Quite a tiring day.

Rest day, and really dragging

I stretched once in the morning. Played duets with Erin, broke for lunch, and right after lunch I was exhausted, so took a nap. Hardly refreshed afterwards. Felt dead tired, too tired to breathe. But in late afternoon I started sightreading, and really got into it.

But every time I got on my feet, I felt like sitting down.

8.1 mi. via Baseline, Brookwood (libe) , Evergreen

Stretched before breakfast. Rode at 10. Nap at 12:30, awoke only somewhat refreshed.

Anne thinks I’m exhausted from 6 hours of driving. But…

To the Beach!

Spent five hours behind the wheel, three or four wandering around Depot Bay and Lincoln City. Very relaxing overall, but it left my legs ultra-stiff.

I can’t remember whether I stretched before I left, but I know I spent a couple of hours at my desk, reconciling Visa statement, etc.