Will this work?

Last night’s knee pain was not as great as the night before, and as I write this, my knees feel great.

Today: 36:10 on the bike (10 fake miles); warmed up for 10 minutes and did 5 sets of 1 minute at 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. That took me to 35.
Then: a slow 2 mile cool down walk outside with knee braces. Later: 1 mile commuter walk (at a faster pace than the cool down).