Back Into It Today

[gorilla monsoon]

So after 138 days of not riding after injury and follow-up surgery, today is Comeback Day.
I'm looking at 20km but hope to push that out a bit if the bits that were repaired will let me. Not tackling any hills just yet either - they will come in a week or so.
Wish me luck but please don't say "break a leg" .

[bychosis]

Enjoy the wind in your face.

[Mububban]

Great news! Riding a bike is such a simple pleasure of life. Stay safe and enjoy!

[TheWall]

Take it easy and just enjoy.

How did you go?

[MichaelB]

Take it easy and just enjoy.

How did you go?

+1 to that. Stop keeping us in suspense !!

[WyvernRH]

Great stuff, hope it all went well!

Richard

[10speedsemiracer]

Good to hear you're back on the bike.

Let us know how it went..

[gorilla monsoon]

Thanks for the well wishes.

First ride back I managed 20km into a headwind, was looking to average around 17.5km/h but actually went to 20.7km/h. A couple of inclines but nothing that looked like a hill.

Second ride I lifted distance and average speed but stayed on the flat stuff.

Physio says he's happy with the progress and says I can ride my usual tracks in a week or two.

The biggest problem is that sitting doing nothing over the extended Christmas break meant eating anything that moved (not helped by three weeks in Langkawi recently with loads of good cheap food and booze) so now I have a few kgs to unload but I don't reckon that will be too difficult.

[foo on patrol]

Be smart about your riding distances and how much you push yourself. Good that ya able to ride again.

Foo

[trailgumby]

Welcome back. Just take it easy coming back. The heart and muscles recover relatively quickly, the soft tissue (cartilage, tendons, ITB etc) take their bloody time. Don't be like me (bull at a gate) and extend your recovery delay by giving yourself over-use injuries through impatience.

[gorilla monsoon]

All good, sticking to doctor's (and physio's) orders, riding flat roads and increasing distances and speeds gradually, spinning rather than grinding.

[donnaeastman]

Congratulation! Good to hear you are already back into cycling. Good luck!