Acura LA Bike Tour 5/5
The end of the ride at USC at 8am. I R the winner!!!
After 2 hours, we stream into USC. Overall, it was a fairly easy ride, but enough to give me a good workout for the day.
Bodily damage:
Minor soreness - right achilles tendon, buttocks
Significant soreness - the outer side of my left knee, possibly my ACL or some other type of ligament/tendon
I'm need to figure out why my knee gets sore as it seems to flare up when jogging as well. Maybe it's because I tend to be cheap when it comes to buying sporting equipment - $40 shoes, $150 bike. I have the feeling that biking is a sport I'd like to take more seriously, so I'm going to need to evaluate upgrading my biking equipment. My next major ride is the Long Beach marathon ride in October 2005. Hope to see some of you there!
posted by pachoo at 8:27 PM
1 Comments:
Wooo hooo!!! Congrats pat. That ride looks like a very very fun one. Love the pics too!
About the knee, next time you're riding, check out how you're positioning your feet. When cycling, your feet should be most flat. If you're toes are pointed down, the stress from the circular motion shoots up to your knee, especially when you're moving up out of the saddle at all. In my cycling classes at the gym, they constantly remind folks to bike with your heel normally.
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