Week 5

The hard stuff starts now. I will be biking 45 minutes to one hour, five times a week, plus 3 days a week weight training. I have to travel this week, which will put me in the gym one of those five days. I was thinking of trying an elliptical trainer once a week. This will give me some weight bearing exercise, but won't pound my unhappy joints.

So, with my travel in the middle of the week, here is my plan:

Monday - Bike 45 minutes, strength training
Tuesday - Bike 45 minutes
Wednesday - Bike 45 minutes, strength training
Thursday - off
Friday - Elliptical Trainer 30 - 45 minutes, strength training
Saturday - Bike 45 minutes
Sunday - off

Following this week, if I feel OK by Sunday, I am going to plan an 10 mile (or so) offroad ride for the following weekend. I feel that I have a wee bit of endurance now, and should be able get down the trail without needing medical attention. Probably do some portion of Wilderness Park.

Interesting thing to note: I quit caffeine one week ago today. My heart rate was a full 10 bpm less for the same effort as it was just two weeks ago when I was a caffeine junkie.