Fun of a different kind!

[Catrin]

Sounds like you have a great idea of what you NEED to do!! Being off the bike will simply make you appreciate it more AND all of your work in the gym will help you on the bike!!

Keep up the good work and great outlook!

Thanks for the encouragement. I do think all of the gym work to focus on different imbalances will really help with the bike once the weather allows me to start riding again. It isn't like I race, or ride the kind of distances some of the women do here. My goals have become more modest than they once were, to become strong and agile, and to be able to ride when and how I want without worrying about this or that injury. The very aggressive goals I once set never worked out due to one over-use injury or another - which meant I was reaching too far for my fitness level at that time. I am probably the most fit in my life right now, but those imbalances need a bit more work and I don't want to forget about endurance. The endurance required in the metabolic work I've been doing is of a different nature than that required by the bike.