Thursday, August 14, 2008
Urban Riding
Ok...just got back from a 14.6 mile "tour" of Ann Arbor. Used the side streets and side walks...what a mess; should have taken a mountain bike or a motorcycle...busted sidewalks, cars in crosswalks, even chased by a damn dog at one point! Now for some advice from the team, any ideas on reducing calf soreness? Most of the foot soreness has dramatically reduced since vacation and some "learned" corrective measures. Now having some soreness (more like a tenderness to the touch) in the calfs (at the top just before the junction of the knee). Any thoughts?????
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Don't know about the calf. Maybe sitting too far forward or backward on the seat? Probably should be feeling more in your thighs.
Rode today and had nothing. Weak, no stamina, don't know what it is. Going to call the Dr. Monday & schedule work up. Wish me luck.
It's probably your foot position on the pedal stroke. If you point your toes on the downstroke (very normal to do), it can cause calf tenderness. Just stretch them and/or roll them (if you have a foam roller). Try to keep your foot flat throughout the pedal stroke.
Dino, good luck on the doctor's visit. With any luck, you just need a breather. We need you for the final leg of the BDB Team Topper Tri relay! :-)
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