So I went to my neurosurgeon today and he told me I could finally Lose My !@$#^%$! Back Brace and I was free to resume my normal activities!
Yeee - Freaking - Haw !!!! :D :D :D
Lee and I went out for a short ride along the Alameda Creek Trail (~ 10 miles, elevation gain about 20 feet ;) ) out to the bay & back to commemorate this auspicious occasion. :cool:
It felt a tiny bit strange being back out on the road on my bike at first, and my coordination felt a bit off, but it felt better as I went along. Where we enter & exit the trail there are very short stretches of gravel path to ride over, which I used to think nothing of, but today I walked those bits. I figure my coordination & confidence will be back soon enough.
It was mighty windy heading out to the bay, naturally, so I took it really easy. Surprisingly enough, despite that I managed a pretty decent clip into the wind. Nice. :)
Lee told me that all in all I didn't seem to loose too much fitness over my three month-plus layoff (heh, I didn't climb anything though :D ).
And the tailwind back was a bonus. Whee!
Well I am jazzed to bits to be back. Not to worry, I'll be building back reeaallly slowly. But at least I'm back! :D :D
Booyah! :cool:
