Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Wow Marni, 30 miles is a LOT for your first ride back. Easy does it is your motto here. Welcome back to the road and hope you aren't too sore today!
For me, most days, 30 is a relatively mild training ride as I am more like to do a brisk 50. I''m not sore today but I will be tomorrow since I also started up with my trainer today. Since I should avoid heavy weights and straining for a bit longer, we did an hour of core work, arms and shoulders, and some light stretching. I followed it up with a half hour of cardio intervals, and a half hour of cardio endurance, at moderate rate and elevation on the treadmill. I have a week long week of ridding in the hill country coming up at the first part of april, so I need to have a resemblance of shape by then. I also have the advantage? of knowing my limits of endurance and pain and will not push them or willingly and knowingly injure myself.

thanks for the concern and reminder though