Muse back!
April 26, 2008 / Saturday
Consolation Ride
I pulled my glute during last Friday's race, and it still hasn't healed. Sadly, this weekend is Coe Backcountry Weekend, when they open up a park entrance that gives easier access to parts of the (very large) park we can't normally reach without considerable effort. I'd been planning to ride there today; I had applied for and obtained a pass weeks ago. But with my leg still hurting and trails at the park described as "steep to very steep to ridiculously steep," I realized there was no way I could ride there without injuring myself further.
Not riding is sucky in itself, but this was extra sucky because they open the Backcountry entrance only one weekend a year, and Coe is on the list of parks slated for closure. (*shakes fist at Arnold*) Way to go, fragile me.
To ease the suckiness (and to not feel like a lazy lardball on such a beautiful day), I decided to go for an easy road ride. I chose a fairly flat route and headed out. I was originally going to ride 15-20 miles just to keep my knees loose, but I didn't want to get off the bike so I ended up riding 30. Boy, was it hard riding easy. I don't want to ride easy! I want to push and zoom and mash and go go go go go! There was a little pain in the injured glute here and there, but for the most part I think I managed to get some exercise without doing too much extra damage.
The knees were a little tight the first 5 miles, but I didn't notice them at all for the rest of the ride. Once I heal up I'll start pushing for more distance again. I really want to do a century this season.
I remember when 30 miles used to be hard. I'm glad it's not anymore.
April 26, 2008 04:35 PM | Injuries:Road