Ever try LSD?

Long Slow Distance, Long Steady Distance? We've all heard about it. How it's supposed to be good for base mileage and early Spring training, but hey it's June after all. Well I asked my cardiologist about riding and he responded like this, " Well... Yes. You can ride BUT keep your heart rate low, low o.k. None of this 180-190 beats per minute. Just take it easy till we work this out, alright." Now I can't remember a time when I ever had a better excuse to ride slowly until this moment. "No, easy ride today for me thanks. Cardiologists orders." LOL. Why not laugh? I'm still riding, and I'm still six feet ABOVE ground, everyday is a gift... So I rode. Two hours and twenty three minutes with an average heart rate of 135 BPM. Perfect. Thanks to Polar, Good Charlotte, Jimi Hendrix, Chicago, and Social Distortion. Oh, Apple too, for making i-pods. I made some mental notes during the ride... Recovery, is it a true indicator of cardiovascular fitness? At one point during the ride, my HR climbed to 164. Short hill but I did try to stay relaxed. 46 seconds after (still pedaling, active recovery?) my HR dropped to 126. Is this good? I don't know. I do know this... I was riding my bike, the Sun felt awesome, and it was great to be alive.

I'll take that.