Recovery rides: Ignorance is not necessarily bliss

[Jon George]

I think I may have done my first, proper recovery ride, today. I had some vague notion about what it was all about, and why I should have been doing it, but I'd never fully taken on-board the information provided by you good people here on how to go about it ... until a few days ago.
So, instead of my normal, daily, quite-fast thrash I do on weekdays, I left the lycra on the coat hook, got out #3 (Hybrid runabout), stuck it in a low gear and slowly made my way to Felixstowe for a spot of lunch and coffee by the sea (A round trip of about 24 miles or so).
I now feel brilliant!

 

[Mo1959]

I think I may have done my first, proper recovery ride, today. I had some vague notion about what it was all about, and why I should have been doing it, but I'd never fully taken on-board the information provided by you good people here on how to go about it ... until a few days ago.
So, instead of my normal, daily, quite-fast thrash I do on weekdays, I left the lycra on the coat hook, got out #3 (Hybrid runabout), stuck it in a low gear and slowly made my way to Felixstowe for a spot of lunch and coffee by the sea (A round trip of about 24 miles or so).
I now feel brilliant!

I keep promising myself I am going to do rides like that more often as well. I know I always enjoy them when I do. Should probably not even attach the Garmin so I don't even know what speed or distance I have done.

 

[50000tears]

Should probably not even attach the Garmin so I don't even know what speed or distance I have done.

Now, now no need to take things that far. One step at a time!

 

[Shadowfax]

Saturday with the kids is my recovery ride phyisically, however mentally ....not.

 

[50000tears]

Saturday with the kids is my recovery ride phyisically, however mentally ....not.

Lol I hear yer. No matter how easy I ride when out with the good lady on a Sunday it is just never slow enough. Spend more time at the kerbside waiting than riding as often as not.

 

[Shadowfax]

Lol I hear yer. No matter how easy I ride when out with the good lady on a Sunday it is just never slow enough. Spend more time at the kerbside waiting than riding as often as not.

I tend to worry more on whom they might be aiming at !