Last winter, when the roads were finally clear, I emerged and found myself powerless and in near-constant pain. Being a few months past a broken back will do that, I guess.
Regardless, I finally hit my stride in early May and started riding semi-respectably after that.
I spent the late summer, all fall and all winter trying to avoid that situation this time around. The issue partially lies in the difference between turning the cranks on the trainer (low back strain) versus turning the cranks and steering and fighting wind and such on the road (more back strain). Also, my blue Madone (trainer bike) fits better than my orange one (outside bike).
On Saturday, perhaps due to a high concentration of two factors — lots of road miles on Orange Crush and lots of running around in the store — my back started squawking. Ugh.
Sunday dawned with no back pain, though, so I got my miles in. Toward the end there was a little bit of tightness, but I was able to keep things steady and smooth. No real power loss. Score one for me.
(Side note: Mad Alchemy Mellow embrocation did the trick on Sunday. Mid-40s, damp and cold. No knee warmers, no worries.)
But after I cleaned up and started running around on the floor at the shop, my back flared up again. Ibuprofen, heat, stretching ... and here I am, pain free again.
Last year, once I got the transition from inside to outside out of the way, all was good. If I can get that done right now, it would be helpful. And the sooner I can get the blue Madone out, the better. I had no back pain all fall while riding that thing.
Now, to work on the transition from "slow winter at the shop" to "this place is completely insane."
0 comments:
Post a Comment