Training Log Archive: Yak

Strange day.
Decided i wanted a decent ride as prob having a cortisone injection this afternoon.
Joined in with wed Wheelers at Vic park at 10am. I have occasionally ridden with them and they are normally reasonably paced but stop for lunch.
Unfortunately they were doing a linear park ride back past my place to Golden grove....then they were bloody slow and didnt call when other riders / dogs etc on path, so dangerous. Regrouped near top of linear park and leader seemed perplexed & PMayer pointed out that I knew the tracks well but no advice sought...on we went strangely going over to Gorge rd and ending at Athelstone shopping centre, where leader said...not where i planned but will this do.... I was anti-social and pulled the plug to do my own ride.

Up Norton Summit, where i passed 2 people, which was good for my ego ..but i was riding slowish as knee was hurting. Decided to go exploring at top.
1) down Colonial Grove and loop of Green valley (nice), back to NS pub.
2) down Debneys and continued on up when it turned to hardpacked dirt for awhile and then back halfway & L up Church rd that leads back onto main rd by school.
3) Up on Woods Hill rd to Mt Lofty and return via Ashton to NS pub.
4) There i met a newbie young guy who wanted a different way down, so i rode with him along NS rd, L into Terengie Drive and down Woodland way halfway, where i sent him on.
5) Back up to NS pub, down NS, with a little diversion up & down Valley rd, with a nice view over the city at Knoll Cr.
Was almost now running late for doc appoint so a mad rush into city via Magill rd...not so nice.

Was a fun ride in the hills after dreadful WW start but just reinforced that i need a gravel bike...will get if knee op works out.

Shoulder - mixed news. MRI showed no new tear (1 old one, but as I stuffed it up in 1983 and had it repaired then, not suprisingly...or some other random bike fall). But showed huge inflammation & fluid...more than doc had ever seen!! Had cortisone shot but he reckoned i will need heaps more rehab exercises for months....
So at least I will have both shoulder and knee exercises to keep me occupied soon...

Sadly I cant ride for a few days due to injection..

C • Knee 2

walk along the Torrens though L knee shitty
trying to sort out my shoulder problem, as after 3 months its only getting worse and i havent slept properly for 3 months.
saw doc and had xray today, mri tomo....

Ride into town along the Torrens, checking out new felixstowe park on way.
Meant to do a long roadie ride but found a mechanical prob with it...so swapped