Dealing with this aching achilles and calf and trying my best to let it heal, however, that is proving difficult. I am trying to give myself 2 weeks off from running and just bike and swim in the interim to give myself the best chance at some relief. In the meantime I have done a ton of research and am trying new stretches, etc etc, but the most comforting thing, thus far, has been a pair of compression socks. Spending 12 hour shifts on my feet certainly doesn't help my legs/feet, and the fact that afterwards I want to beat the daylights out of them with a run hardly seems fair, however, at this point, also seems... possible :) I slipped on this pair of socks and.... "ahhhhhhhhhhhhh" it was like a wonderful hug for my legs! I am going to plan on wearing them for recovery and at work and eventually when I get back to running, but I can't help but think that they are going to make a big difference. I guess time will tell!
In the meantime, banged out a 16.2 mile ride in 62 minutes today. New route that I haven't taken before, very familiar with the roads from the car, but from a bikes perspective, very different. Beautiful ride with a variety of climbs and downhills, definitely think I will add it to my list of rides to do again.
Things I need to work on: my cadence. I am just getting into this whole biking thing but from the more I read, the more it looks like I should be hitting a cadence of 80-100/min. I have no clue where I am now and I see a simple straightforward computer in my future (any recommendations would be appreciated), but I know that this is where I need to aim for. Also going on my wishlist is a bike trainer. I get home at 1030/11pm and rarely am ready to go straight to bed and usually laze around on the computer or watching mindless TV, I think it would be nice to be able to crank out a solid ride while catching up on OnDemand before hitting the sheets. Guess, I'll need to save a few pennies and do a little research on that aspect too.
Who would have thought that the girl who dreaded biking might actually get into it?
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