“Round the Reservoirs” is a classic loop from Morgan Hill, very typical of the scenery near many of California’s inland coastal valleys. If you climb up to the foothills West of town, you run into Oak Glen Ave which takes you past Chesbro reservoir. It then runs into Uvas road, and heading south you pass Uvas reservoir. These are part of the Santa Clara County Water district’s efforts to keep our Groundwater recharged. These are all beautiful country roads, lightly trafficked on a Saturday morning. I added in an out-and-back on Redwood retreat road. It was an invigorating workout.
GPS doesn’t show my return from Gilroy to home because I accidentally put my watch in “indoor mode” for that leg.
First part of the ride, up and over Willow Springs road then round the reservoirs, and out and back Redwood retreat road.Last Part of the ride. I accidentally had my watch in “indoor” mode so it didn’t record GPS. I started with a big walk up the foothills West of Gilroy. I need the practice walking up steep slopes. Then I dropped down into the main valley to return home, doing intervals on the wayTurning up Willow Springs roadJust climbed the foothills, view West from the topOn Oak Glen Ave with a peek at Chesbro reservoirOn Uvas Road SouthCorner of Uvas and Croy. We lived up Croy for 24 years. It’s very pretty up there, but remote from town.Uvas reservoirNice little gravel trail across the dam. It’s hard to read the sign, it says the dam was build in 1957.Looking North From the Dam(sorry about the crooked picture, my handlebars must have been leaning)Heading up Redwood Retreat Road
https://ift.tt/wxOr4u3 My last strength workout went really well, I was able to go pretty hard without pushing my heart rate excessively. But afterwards it occurred to me that monitoring heart rate might not be enough. Strength training can cause a temporary spike in blood pressure which is probably not a good idea. I figured there must be a lot of research on this, because there are a lot of older people with cardiac limitations besides mine which is relatively rare (including heart-attack survivors, angina sufferers, and those with valve regurgitation). And they are still encouraged to do strength training to prevent sarcopenia. So I asked Gemini deep research about it and it produced this fascinating report . It points out that a resistance training session, properly performed, is beneficial to the heart because while it temporarily raises blood pressure, there is “a phenomenon known as post-exercise hypotension, where blood pressure remains below pre-exercise resting levels for se...
https://ift.tt/CX7dOP2 Yesterday my group did a loop first heading to the southeast of Morgan Hill and then turning north to pick up the Coyote Creek trail. We headed North up to Metcalf Park and then south, finishing at Rosy’s in Morgan Hill for lunch. A few of us also added a detour to check out a side route along Basking Ridge road on the way back. This was 40 miles for me, in about 2 1/2 hours, a nice brisk ride. Rosy’s has Taco Tuesday the 1st Tuesday of each month, their special is their delicious Salmon Taco’s which I love. The Coyote Creek Trail on a nice summer day, tailwind on the way out.
https://ift.tt/aS2nC3F Fall in our area is not as spectacular as in other places but it’s nice that it lasts this long. Some trees have lost their leaves by now, but other species, such as maples, are peaking. Yesterday I enjoyed a long ride up into the hills West of town. I rode through Paradise valley then past Chesbro reservoir, and returned to town via Willow Springs road, enjoying the glorious sunshine. Long rides at an easy pace, like this one, feel like they are good for my leaky heart valve, or at least are relaxing. I won’t give them up unless my cardiologist convinces me too, but I’m pretty sure he’ll approve. The hill across Chesbro reservoir, with the dam on the left Looking down Willow Springs road Japanese Maple in our back yard
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