High gas diesel fuel cost renewed interest in cycling

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We see more bikers on the road, reminiscent of covid 19 era, lately after fuel price cost  crossed 3 digits

I too cleaned and reconditioned my bikes for this situation

The gasoline prices in the PHL went up by 81% -  the highest in the universe.   And this will spread out to the entire economy.  The price of pansit at wawa went up by P5.00/serving.    Its now P20.00 per

However am still nursing incessant cough, and injured ankle.   Am on antibiotics and muciprocin ointment

Injured my ankle in yesterday's ride; lost balance and fell slowly; scratched area near talus from chain ring (its painful)

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I biked up DOMSA yesterday.  Trouble was I did not wear shoes or socks because I intended to just warm up circulation a bit.   But going on and on lured me further away.  I think I was out of shape because I rested 2x whereas before I did not.   

This post also went up HMR hill on the largest 34 cog, and also Loyola retreat house but I stopped 20 meters from the right bend.   

So ride safe means wearing shoes, socks gloves and helmet when going out on a ride.

People around are frantic because:   1.   I am diabetic    2.  Am senior (75)  and that 3  I could have tetanus (but I just had antitenus because of incident with a territorial rooster.   Sinabong ako....

How does Tadej Pogacar, now 4 times TDF champion (about to catch up with Lance Armstrong)? train?

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Plenty.  About 6 hours at Zone 2 (!!! at 150 BPM HR) 

Everywhere you read in the book about Talent -  Its not mostly inborn by talent is developed by practice.

And Malcolm Gladwell  of Blink says you need 10,000 days to be an expert.    (10,000 steps to be fit)

So its practice, practice practice and more practice

But not just practice that is light.   Intense (HIIT) and long.  Practice harder than the competition event.  Not the other way around.  

So even if you are around, challenge your self to practice:   regularly and hard.

Is motor doping possible? Are there riders doing this?

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Maybe senior riders need this.    How can we access this technology.  Pity the seniors with their bad knees.  

Vicious downward spiral regarding non biking

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This post has not biked for 3 weeks due to:

1.   Fear of meeting vehicular accidents;

2.   Poor health status;

3.  Causing less biking and exercises leading to less biking and less exercises.

Spaghetting pababa

My feet are showing signs of edema.  The cycle has to be broken