Richard
Day by day, little by little my knee is returning to normality. I've now got a foam roller which is extremely painful but highly recommended for all the cyclists out there. It really get into the... read more
- Miles:
- 19464 total / 1001 in 2012
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Cat 3 achieved, now for my assault on Cat 2 :)
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Richard logged 19464 miles.
Last workout 13 days ago. Help get them back on track!
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Someone up there must like me, I've decided to take a few days off to rest the knee and that's coincided with the coldest weather this year nicely. I'm currently trying to release my quads and ITB... read more
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Someone up there must like me, I've decided to take a few days off to rest the knee and that's coincided with the coldest weather this year nicely. I'm currently trying to release my quads and ITB... read more
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VELO
Sorry excuse for a commute 10 km 00:26 14.3mph pace
Pulled the plug on tonight's commute. I had to remove the taping to my knee as I didn't have any undertape to protect the skin and it was pulling to much. This meant the pain is back :-(. I've o... read more
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alright London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:38 15.6mph pace
God that was cold, and a painful start to the day. Again major knee pain after 20 mins, although this had subsided by 45 min into the ride. I now remember my physio telling me a long time ago tha... read more
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Sorry the knee is still giving you some grief. Hope you get it sorted
13 days ago • Like
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I think it's going to be weeks to get it fully sorted Kevin. The last time I had tendonitis like this I was running and it was 3 months before I could start training properly and 6 months before I was pain free. It's not quite as bad this time but it's all down to a muscle imbalance that takes time to correct and get the patella tracking correctly again. That said the left knee has been fine since so it pays to take the time and get things right.
13 days ago • Like
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I bet the cold does not help either - it sounds like at least you know what the problem is.
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London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:28 17.4mph pace
That felt a whole lot better, whilst not completely pain free it any pain was greatly diminished. I think the main issue was I got the patella taped so it was tracking properly which was a huge he... read more
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Hope that the knee sorted and you can start powering with confidence.
14 days ago • Like
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Get Better:
I hope so!
13 days ago
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good London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:32 16.7mph pace
Not a great ride today, pushed a bit too hard to start, but was feeling good and had a few sprint up the first few hills. Then the knee pain kicked in and I almost abandoned the ride in favor of t... read more
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alright London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:29 17.2mph pace
There's still a way to go yet, it wasn't entirely pain free, but at least I could go hard up the hills even if turning a big gear on the flat Cancellara style was a step too far. Now have the knee... read more
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Good pace with a dodgy knee, take it easy Richard
17 days ago • Like
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14 days ago • Like
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Half commute 15 mi 00:55 16.4mph pace
Only had a half commute tonight to give the knee a rest, Had a bit of a play with the saddle position, it was slightly of centre, possibly due to being knocked in the bike shed at work, and when a... read more
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I hope that is it sorted - it funny how the more we ride the more sensitive we become!
20 days ago • Like
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I hope so to Joe, it certainly felt better last night, I'm just waiting for the knee to die down a bit so I can make a proper assessment. I think as we become fitter and stronger we become more sensitive to minor alterations in position
19 days ago • Like
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I agree with you, and I think that ability also covers what we eat, how much we sleep and how much we rest. We know what helps, what hurts and what our bodies need to function at their best. Take care of that knee!
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blah London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:31 16.8mph pace
Had a very easy ride this morning, no pushing hard at all. I'm trying to protect my right knee which is showing the signs of tendonitis so it's time for some extra stretching, rest and ice
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FIT
good lunchtime gym 00:40
had a good session today, knocked it back a bit on the legs and didn't do any squats to avoid inflaming the knee
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Are you having pain in your knees? I sure hope not!
21 days ago • Like
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only one Patricia, a touch of patella tendonitis. I'm pretty sure it's linked to an adductor strain I picked up last season and struggled to shake off. Hopefully a week of easy riding, a revised stretching regime and ice will put things right
20 days ago • Like
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good London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:27 17.6mph pace
pushed hard on the hills again and started feeling like some power was coming back. Unfortunately it also triggered some knee problems so the hard work will have to wait
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good London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:27 17.6mph pace
How nice is it to hit an easy week and know you don't have to push hard. However my lack of a sprint over the weekend led me to give it the 'full beans' over every hill and then just sit at a leis... read more
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ELV winter series 34 km 00:58 21.9mph pace
Oh boy that was a windy race today, very challenging especially when caught in a cross wind. I stayed with the pack nicely all race but my lack of top end showed in the final sprint, still the top... read more
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alright London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:37 15.8mph pace
That was a hard ride in, a stiff headwind all the way didn't help and felt very tired after last nights session. It probably wasn't helped by eating very poorly after last nights session, a bad ta... read more
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Yep it was tough this morning, thankfully I have the return journey home in the car as its Friday, good luck on the home run
24 days ago • Like
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Hope the wind was to your back so that your homeward journey was better.
24 days ago • Like
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Still a great week in the bag and the weekend yet to do.
24 days ago • Like
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good London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:41 15.2mph pace
wind and waz in abundance this morning, at least it was slightly warmer
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good club night 72 km 02:27 18.3mph pace
That was a tough night. Pushed hard at tempo and then ended up riding with my mate Ben, who is a bit of an animal being an ex-rower, who commented it was a rather brisk pace as he was averaging 32... read more
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Club night 100 km 03:20 18.6mph pace
Oh boy that was a tough one. 1.5 hours of solid upper zone 3 borderline zone 4 work. The ride home was hard work but I was determined to make it a nice round imperial century.
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Nice riding - I see all this zone stuff but all I read is bla bla bla ;-) Very impressive speed over that distance at this time of year.
26 days ago • Like
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They're my hr zones joe. Zone 3 is about 60-75%, zone 4 is about 75-85%, or race pace and just below race pace. I'm a bit of a nerd regarding this stuff
26 days ago • Like
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alright London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:36 16.0mph pace
bbbbbrrrrrrrrr even colder this morning, definately sub zero as my water bottle froze!!!! halfway through I heard that noise no cyclist wants to hear on this weather, ppssshhhhttt. Cue a very col... read more
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Not fun - why does the puncture fairy have such sadistic timing!
27 days ago • Like
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Nice Job:
I properly experienced and felt brutal cold yesterday... def not fun... I got cold again after read your workout :)))
27 days ago
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Our cold doesn't equate to NY cold Cuneyt. There's a girl from NY in our office and she can't believe how warm it is here ;-)
27 days ago • Like
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Now that it COLD!
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London bridge commute 25.54 mi 01:26 17.8mph pace
Tried to keep in zone 3 for as much as possible on the ride home. Boy that was hard work, but it's my overtraining week so it won't be easy. Another 5 days and then I can take it easy for a week
Wise decision Richard -6C when I left home this morning
11 days ago • Like
Excellent planning!
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