OK, so here is the deal: I've apparently suddenly developed what appear to be resting PVCs (Premature Ventricular Contractions) after what for me was a very vigorous week of cycling (you guys would consider it recovery, but hey). It feels like a skipped heartbeat, which is only sort of true, and it only happens when I'm at rest.
So my doctor won't clear me to ride until I've had more extensive tests and a consult with my cardiologist, fearing that if she does clear me and I have a sudden cardiac episode, I (or heaven forbid my widow) would sue her. She said "If I was your friend I would say go for it, but I'm not your friend, I'm your Doctor, so I can't say that."
She did imply that if I do ride I shouldn't ride alone until we sort this out, which sounds like good advice honestly. And that's the rub.
You see, I'm in this really peculiar hole right now where I'm stuck halfway between the slow riders I know and the fast riders I know. I'm about 3 MPH faster then the slow guys and 1-4Mph slower than the fast guys. So I always ride alone.
I obviously can't just decide to be faster, and I suspect the fast guys won't curtail their own training to ride with me, so that leaves me trying to convince some slower guys to ride during lunch with me.
So is riding slow, and I mean it would likely be mouth-closed recovery pace slow, be more beneficial than not riding at all? Especially since we're time-boxed and can't really ride for more than 45-50 minutes?
So my doctor won't clear me to ride until I've had more extensive tests and a consult with my cardiologist, fearing that if she does clear me and I have a sudden cardiac episode, I (or heaven forbid my widow) would sue her. She said "If I was your friend I would say go for it, but I'm not your friend, I'm your Doctor, so I can't say that."
She did imply that if I do ride I shouldn't ride alone until we sort this out, which sounds like good advice honestly. And that's the rub.
You see, I'm in this really peculiar hole right now where I'm stuck halfway between the slow riders I know and the fast riders I know. I'm about 3 MPH faster then the slow guys and 1-4Mph slower than the fast guys. So I always ride alone.
I obviously can't just decide to be faster, and I suspect the fast guys won't curtail their own training to ride with me, so that leaves me trying to convince some slower guys to ride during lunch with me.
So is riding slow, and I mean it would likely be mouth-closed recovery pace slow, be more beneficial than not riding at all? Especially since we're time-boxed and can't really ride for more than 45-50 minutes?