Victor Solanoy

I went on one of the first major bike rides since the ankle incident. I went with my sister, who’s a cycling enthusiast. As usual, we started at Hellyer Park down past Morgan Hill’s downtown to Sunshine Bicycle on Monterey Rd. Neither of us had extra tubes, so we figured this might be a good place to stop and get some emergency supplies. Fortunately, I have a handful of CO2 canisters for my handheld pump. We shared a burrito at Chiptle’s (yum) and some chips. We both vowed not to eat such a heavy meal in the middle of a ride. A nice salad or small sandwich would probably have worked just fine.
On this ride, I learned that more PSI in the tires makes for a more efficient ride. This time I put 90psi — the tires have allow up to 120psi. My sister urged me to go to 120psi — maybe the next ride. I was able to get my average speed to about 13 MPH! That’s my fastest average yet! Yay!
The only downer was my thighs started to cramp up — need to remember to eat bananas before the ride, take some with me. I also learned that salt would help alleviate the tightening of the muscle.
As far as cardio — had no problems keeping up and wasn’t winded at any point during the ride while keeping my pace higher than usual. The other great news was I wasn’t tired after the ride — tight muscles yes (post cramps), and was fine the following day! My quick intervals in the East Foothills of San Jose seems to be working!