Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Kneed for Recovery

The weather has been warm and pleasant here in Susono - perfect for some good riding. For me, at least; Brian, unfortunately, has a bad knee which he thinks is bursitis probably brought on by single-speeding with a too hard a gear. Brian changed his rear cog a few weeks ago to something more challenging, and all the mashing up hills must have taken its toll. He changed back to an easier gear and we rode together today for the first time this year - which resulted in some serious pain tonight and the realization that riding would be out of the question for a while.

Ice, ibuprofen, and immobility are on the menu for the rest of the holiday; as for me, I'll mix my rides with runs, and try to be humble about it.

1 comment:

bernicky said...

The one thing I tell everyone who decides to take up exercise (especially running) is "the only thing that comes fast are the injuries". The only thing that you can do when injured is take good care of it and come back slowly. So Brian is on the right track. Your turn to enjoy riding alone.