Chad's spot for various thoughts, musings, poetry, ideas and whatnot

Tuesday, May 21, 2002

Recovery...

After three days of reasonably hard riding it's time for recovery. That's where I ride a day slow, on purpose. It's called active recovery by the coaching types out there and is supposed to be better than taking the day off. I don't know about that but I do know that I always enjoy recovery rides. I take the day to sit up and just spin easy. I set no schedule and the only rule is that I don't go too hard (under 132 on the HRM). Sometimes I meander all over the countryside and sometimes I ride one of my training routes but take the time to appreciate the view. Either way I find that I see things I've never seen before, both on the outside and on the inside. Given that I'm going to the mountains in a couple of days, I may extend the recovery period a couple of days so that my legs are rested up for the big hills. We'll see. Until the next time, keep the rubber side down.

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