Reruns and a Cat

OK, it has been forever since I've blogged anything.  It makes sense due to my lack of activity.  But lately the activity level is starting to increase a bit.

Running was down to very, very few miles. I used to log over 200 miles a month. Last month, I was happy to break 30.  As bad as it sounds, it was a great improvement over what I had been doing.  This month, the goal is 40 - 60.  Used to be a normal week.  So what got me running again?  That is where the cat comes in.

Even when I couldn't run, I loved riding the bikes.  I was happy either mountain or road. But after cracking both frames last year, I needed something new.  My answer: a Catrike. The bikes had started causing a little too much pain from the saddle. The best way to avoid that is a recumbent.  And while recumbent bicycles are great, the tricycles are so much more fun.  I ended up purchasing the Catrike Road and had a larger chain ring installed for better top-end speed.  I'm not really sure how much I'll use the big ring, but I doubt the smallest one it shipped with would have ever been used.

As the endurance on the trike has improved, I've felt like going out for a run more often. It still doesn't feel good, and I doubt I will ever return to the ultras, but I do see and feel improvements.  Three miles still feels like a long run.  Maybe I'm on the right path to change that now.