5000 miles is an impressive number, you must not go to happy hour as much as I do. I'm at 2000 miles for the year biking, no trainer or roller miles. I bought winter gear to bike. Getting a flat a 8 degrees is miserable.wannabeskibum wrote:Me three - Been road biking now for about 6 years - managed to get in 5000 miles in 2016 (ski season was also bike season). This year biking has been a big part of my achilles tendon post surgery rehab -jimmywilson69 wrote:RustyK wrote:Trying to annoy all cars by biking 100+ miles a week to loose all the weight I gained during ski season.
3 feet please.
Me too! This is my 2nd full year of road biking already have 1500 miles for the year.
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It seems lately to be the season I go have surgery and rehab. Badly tore my Quadriceps tendon over Memorial day weekend just by kneeling down inside my townhouse. Got surgery on June 30 and I am still in an immobilizer! Hope to be let out of it next week!
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It took me a good two months to recover from my gallbladder surgery. I am scheduled for another surgery on 9/11 so not sure when I can start preparing my body for the ski season.Dickc wrote:It seems lately to be the season I go have surgery and rehab. Badly tore my Quadriceps tendon over Memorial day weekend just by kneeling down inside my townhouse. Got surgery on June 30 and I am still in an immobilizer! Hope to be let out of it next week!
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Surgery for what??tyrolean_skier wrote:It took me a good two months to recover from my gallbladder surgery. I am scheduled for another surgery on 9/11 so not sure when I can start preparing my body for the ski season.Dickc wrote:It seems lately to be the season I go have surgery and rehab. Badly tore my Quadriceps tendon over Memorial day weekend just by kneeling down inside my townhouse. Got surgery on June 30 and I am still in an immobilizer! Hope to be let out of it next week!
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To remove cysts from my ovaries. They saw that problem when they did an abdominal cat scan when I was in pain for the gallbladder but could not remove them at the time they removed the gallbladder because I also had infections that I was being treated for at that time.Bubba wrote:Surgery for what??tyrolean_skier wrote:It took me a good two months to recover from my gallbladder surgery. I am scheduled for another surgery on 9/11 so not sure when I can start preparing my body for the ski season.Dickc wrote:It seems lately to be the season I go have surgery and rehab. Badly tore my Quadriceps tendon over Memorial day weekend just by kneeling down inside my townhouse. Got surgery on June 30 and I am still in an immobilizer! Hope to be let out of it next week!
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I count trainer miles - I figure if I am going to ride a trainer for an hour or an hour and half and do a virtual ride with the trainer being controlled by a GPS file then I should get "credit" for the ride. It certainly helps when the weather is not conducive to a ride. I also try not get flats at less than 25 degrees - so I don't ride outside when it is less than 25. Having said that - most of my miles last year were outdoors.biged wrote:5000 miles is an impressive number, you must not go to happy hour as much as I do. I'm at 2000 miles for the year biking, no trainer or roller miles. I bought winter gear to bike. Getting a flat a 8 degrees is miserable.wannabeskibum wrote:Me three - Been road biking now for about 6 years - managed to get in 5000 miles in 2016 (ski season was also bike season). This year biking has been a big part of my achilles tendon post surgery rehab -jimmywilson69 wrote:RustyK wrote:Trying to annoy all cars by biking 100+ miles a week to loose all the weight I gained during ski season.
3 feet please.
Me too! This is my 2nd full year of road biking already have 1500 miles for the year.
This year owing to the late start with my achilles rehab - I am barely at 2000 miles for the year.
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About two moths to go until the walkway season kicks off. Sounds like your rehab will have you ready.wannabeskibum wrote:I count trainer miles - I figure if I am going to ride a trainer for an hour or an hour and half and do a virtual ride with the trainer being controlled by a GPS file then I should get "credit" for the ride. It certainly helps when the weather is not conducive to a ride. I also try not get flats at less than 25 degrees - so I don't ride outside when it is less than 25. Having said that - most of my miles last year were outdoors.biged wrote:5000 miles is an impressive number, you must not go to happy hour as much as I do. I'm at 2000 miles for the year biking, no trainer or roller miles. I bought winter gear to bike. Getting a flat a 8 degrees is miserable.wannabeskibum wrote:Me three - Been road biking now for about 6 years - managed to get in 5000 miles in 2016 (ski season was also bike season). This year biking has been a big part of my achilles tendon post surgery rehab -jimmywilson69 wrote:RustyK wrote:Trying to annoy all cars by biking 100+ miles a week to loose all the weight I gained during ski season.
3 feet please.
Me too! This is my 2nd full year of road biking already have 1500 miles for the year.
This year owing to the late start with my achilles rehab - I am barely at 2000 miles for the year.
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I also count them. I used a trainer and Zwift starting mid January to Mid March when I rode outside regularly. I plan on using it again starting in the fall, whenever it's too dark or cold to ride. I work hard and sweat my ass off while doing it. when I get off the trainer I am soaked in sweat and my legs are beat. Sure its not exactly like being outside, but its close. I was in much better riding shape this spring because of it.wannabeskibum wrote:
I count trainer miles - I figure if I am going to ride a trainer for an hour or an hour and half and do a virtual ride with the trainer being controlled by a GPS file then I should get "credit" for the ride. It certainly helps when the weather is not conducive to a ride.
I'm @ 2250 for the year, and on pace for 3500. I rode yesterday for the first time in 9 days. My knees are messed up after my back packing trip. Getting Old Sucks!
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STRETCH!!! tight hamstrings and calves are a major cause of "non-injury" knee pain...gotta be a regular part of your life to make a difference though....once in a while won't cut it...3 times weekly fills the bill...jimmywilson69 wrote:I also count them. I used a trainer and Zwift starting mid January to Mid March when I rode outside regularly. I plan on using it again starting in the fall, whenever it's too dark or cold to ride. I work hard and sweat my ass off while doing it. when I get off the trainer I am soaked in sweat and my legs are beat. Sure its not exactly like being outside, but its close. I was in much better riding shape this spring because of it.wannabeskibum wrote:
I count trainer miles - I figure if I am going to ride a trainer for an hour or an hour and half and do a virtual ride with the trainer being controlled by a GPS file then I should get "credit" for the ride. It certainly helps when the weather is not conducive to a ride.
I'm @ 2250 for the year, and on pace for 3500. I rode yesterday for the first time in 9 days. My knees are messed up after my back packing trip. Getting Old Sucks!
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madhatter wrote:STRETCH!!! tight hamstrings and calves are a major cause of "non-injury" knee pain...gotta be a regular part of your life to make a difference though....once in a while won't cut it...3 times weekly fills the bill...jimmywilson69 wrote:I also count them. I used a trainer and Zwift starting mid January to Mid March when I rode outside regularly. I plan on using it again starting in the fall, whenever it's too dark or cold to ride. I work hard and sweat my ass off while doing it. when I get off the trainer I am soaked in sweat and my legs are beat. Sure its not exactly like being outside, but its close. I was in much better riding shape this spring because of it.wannabeskibum wrote:
I count trainer miles - I figure if I am going to ride a trainer for an hour or an hour and half and do a virtual ride with the trainer being controlled by a GPS file then I should get "credit" for the ride. It certainly helps when the weather is not conducive to a ride.
I'm @ 2250 for the year, and on pace for 3500. I rode yesterday for the first time in 9 days. My knees are messed up after my back packing trip. Getting Old Sucks!
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A guy at work told me the same thing.
Is this stretching right after the work out or independent stretching?
I'm sure both are important. Currently do neither...
My buddy and I hiked 45 miles of the AT in CT in 50 hours. Can't do that anymore... without training, at least.
Is this stretching right after the work out or independent stretching?
I'm sure both are important. Currently do neither...
My buddy and I hiked 45 miles of the AT in CT in 50 hours. Can't do that anymore... without training, at least.
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jimmywilson69 wrote:A guy at work told me the same thing.
Is this stretching right after the work out or independent stretching?
I'm sure both are important. Currently do neither...
My buddy and I hiked 45 miles of the AT in CT in 50 hours. Can't do that anymore... without training, at least.
Both are important - after work out and independent stretching (generally as part of a "core" workout).
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for me it;s the maintenance of flexibility...as we go hard especially weekend warriors we tend to "overstretch" or otherwise extend our range of motion outside the norm...as those muscles contract they tend to tighten up and eventually "over tighten" when this happens it exerts foprce on your joints that causes them to track differently...wannabeskibum wrote:jimmywilson69 wrote:A guy at work told me the same thing.
Is this stretching right after the work out or independent stretching?
I'm sure both are important. Currently do neither...
My buddy and I hiked 45 miles of the AT in CT in 50 hours. Can't do that anymore... without training, at least.
Both are important - after work out and independent stretching (generally as part of a "core" workout).
I had an "issue" with my knee in the early 2000's and no one could diagnose it as anything other than overuse, rest it...eventually mrs hatter determined it was likely improper tracking of the knee due to tight hamstrings...longer story short w/in a few weeks of regular stretching the issue went away and rarely returns...
*sidenote at first I was stretching infrequently and it actually seemed to make it worse, once I got to a point where I was stretching regularly, I was able to maintain that "looseness" for the most part...that in turn helps w proper alignment....again for the most part... ( there's no defying age)
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