I have found the recipe for youth…sort of.

Here is what you need:

• Edworthy hill
• backpack full of dirty work clothes
• big ring (53T)
• rabbit rider
• Chiropractic Performance &Sports Therapy Centre

How it worked out:After having some success with my knee treatment at CPSTC I headed for the Edworthy hill for some Tuesday night pain and suffering. I had full confidence knowing that my knee is improving so I did my hill intervals with bit more excitement than usual.

Until this day I could not bring my heart rate over 168bpm this year at all. Not even on a race. My average heart rates were shamefully low on every race and workout I measured it. I was kind of thinking this is the result of me getting old(er). You know as you get older your HR slows,than it stops,than you are dead. Quite straight forward process.

But after my 3rd ride up the top I concluded I might not be as old just yet. For some reason I shifted to my big ring and started to hammer up trying to catch a rabbit rider. At the end my HR reached 176bpm! PR for 2010. I also cleared the hill in record (my record) time.

Based on some feedback my CPSTC,my mechanics in my right leg is a bit screwed possibly due to an old snowboard injury. As a result it seems like I have been using mostly my left leg for quite some time now when I cycled.

Next week I will have a video analysis of my cycling technique,which should tell us more about my knee issues. Than we will strengthen it and stretch it. Than I will get faster. That is the plan.