If anyone has been following along I apologies my blogging has been almost as dedicated as my training. Almost is the key here.
After a good start with biking to work and I have biked to work about 5 times over the last two weeks. One day about a week and a half ago I went to the gym prepared to do my first long ride of the training. I had 15miles on my mind when I walked in and I was prepared. However 2 miles into my ride my knee started to have intense pain and i pushed through for another mile. Being unable to stand the pain i switched type of stationary bike and did another painful mile. Giving up on the bike I went to the treadmill and walked a final mile, totaling 5 miles for the day. Super bummed I slowly walked back to my apartment and iced my keen while trying to find the cause. Self diagnosis, i had the seat a bit to high and was using my toes more than I should have putting strain on my knee mussel.
Two days of pain and ice before I was back in go mode. I went to the swimming pool and did 30min of laps to help build the muscle group back with almost zero impact. That was a very good choice and I was back on the bike within two days.
Over the past week I have been doing 5 mile rides that are lovely, even if the oil trucks make things a bit dusty, just being on the back roads has been excellent.
Goal for this week bump the 5milers up to 8mile rides and if the weather turns to get a gym pass and do leg training I am not quite ready to get back on a stationary bike, I read many horror stories after my knee a few weeks ago and think that I want much stronger legs before I try the bike again.
After a good start with biking to work and I have biked to work about 5 times over the last two weeks. One day about a week and a half ago I went to the gym prepared to do my first long ride of the training. I had 15miles on my mind when I walked in and I was prepared. However 2 miles into my ride my knee started to have intense pain and i pushed through for another mile. Being unable to stand the pain i switched type of stationary bike and did another painful mile. Giving up on the bike I went to the treadmill and walked a final mile, totaling 5 miles for the day. Super bummed I slowly walked back to my apartment and iced my keen while trying to find the cause. Self diagnosis, i had the seat a bit to high and was using my toes more than I should have putting strain on my knee mussel.
Two days of pain and ice before I was back in go mode. I went to the swimming pool and did 30min of laps to help build the muscle group back with almost zero impact. That was a very good choice and I was back on the bike within two days.
Over the past week I have been doing 5 mile rides that are lovely, even if the oil trucks make things a bit dusty, just being on the back roads has been excellent.
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