CrossGeek

I did my two weeks of 45 minute rides. Put in my time, never pushing the pace. High revs, no big gears. I made some real progress for the first time in months. Follow doctor’s orders, and guess what? It works. Go figure.

Then, I had to undo it all.

I had to ride close to 2-1/2 hours last Friday to pick up my car from the mechanic. The ride was great, for the most part. I was stoked to finally get a decently long ride in, and my body was holding up fine. And then, it wasn’t.

I felt great for about 2-1/4 hours, before getting a touch of tendonitis in my left knee, which got worse and worse until I wondered if I would make it at all. I had visions of sleeping in the grass beside the trail in sweltering 42F heat, with my bike as my ultra uncomfortable pillow.

I made it to the mechanic’s shop, got my car back, and started the drive home. Somewhere on I-5, I got hit up hard by some massive pain in my right arm. It was not quite as bad as the pain of a bone break. The pain subsided about 30 minutes later, but it never really went away in the following five days.

I got an acupuncture treatment on it today. The diagnosis? Tendonitis. In my arm. I didn’t even know that was possible. The acupuncturist told me no riding for at least two days. She told me to avoid using my right arm altogether in fact, not an easy limitation to deal with since I draw and write for a living.

My neck has been killing me for a couple of days now too. In two days, when my no-ride restriction is up, it will be a week since my last ride. I am allowed to ride the windtrainer, as long as I’m sitting up. Mmmm, windtrainer. It’s still better than nothing.