I was a little surprised the other day to find myself riding my bike.

That makes it sound like I woke up and there I was, but my surprise was because I didn't think I was really able to do any significant exercise at the moment.

However, one of my persistent problems is that my mood suffers very badly if I do not exercise vigorously on a regular basis. With some of the sleep stuf we have been dealing with lately (eg sick kids, jet lagged everybody) my mood has been pretty bad.

So last week I decided that I absolutely had to do something, and even if it would make my knee hurt the bike was the best bet.

I did what I consider my basic constitutional route, a twelve mile loop which I can do in less then forty minutes when I am in shape. It was nice to breathe hard and make progress.

When I stopped I didn't notice any immediate knee pain, and my knee continued to stay pain-free. Indeed, this last week has been very good knee-wise, helped I am sure by my working at my desk a lot.

Good news, then - good enough to consider riding to and from work a few times a week even before the surgery.

I will still need to figure out what I am going to do in the winter. I suspect I will just have to get some big lights so I can still ride even when it's dark, but this is also something I want to discuss with Jen before deciding.

Posted by Dunx at May 3, 2008 10:39 AM