April 12th, Wednesday

Today’s ride on the bike became a surprise even for me. I was thinking I might do 4, 5 or 6 miles around the Jackson roads. I preheated my right groin area before I got on the bike. And I began fully aware throughout that I was having mild irritation in that area. It turns out that I’m learning how to use the 21 gears. That has allowed me to face inclines and hills in very low gears to allow for less traumatic pumping. About 4 miles into the ride I made the decision to take a left turn that guaranteed my total miles would be somewhere around 10. Some serious hills in the last 2 miles tested both my quad strength and my new shifting skills.  This is my first 10 mile on a bike in more than 3 years: so I’m pretty happy with the outcome of today’s work.  So far I have not noticed any increase of irritation or discomfort in my groin.

Stats –  Stable