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[Catrin]

My New Year's Resolution is get back on the bike and, if possible, do what I need to in order to encourage my neck to allow rides > 40 minutes without causing multiple-day consequences. This may be a hard limit because of the nature of my injury but I am not ready to give up riding entirely. It gets harder to ride because getting ready for trail running is much more simple and no cars can target me on the trails. And it doesn't cause neck problems.

I might need to alter my bike a bit to allow me to ride longer (a different hydration system). It is possible I need to be even MORE upright than I am - and I am pretty darn upright as it is, but I won't go to that expense unless it becomes apparent that it will work. Thankfully my fitter/mechanic is as good as they come, and better than most.

I must be contrary - I know lots of broken runners who are now cycling, so I've got to do it backwards...broken mountain biker taking up trail running. No pavement for me!

As far as riding is concerned, my current goals are modest. As the weather warms/daylight permits I want to ride at least twice a week - I might have to combine both riding and running in the same park to get in a decent amount of exercise time. It may be that I will be limited to short casual rides from this point on - but I am not yet ready to accept that and if that IS the case, short and casual > none! I've plenty of other ways to exercise, and there are more reasons to ride than exercise!