Yesterday I went to see the specialists at Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. They were very thorough, and even though I'm far from a Pro cyclist, they took my case seriously to try to help me get back to riding.
After the initial consult, and feeling around, she told me I have quadriceps tendonitis. She followed it up with an ultrasound of the area to show me what's going on in there. She took the time to show me a healthy tendon, and then the inflamed tendon of mine. Very interesting!
So the good news is that I don't have any tears or anything serious (which I suspected because at that point, the week of no riding had significantly improved my pain level!).
Icing twice a day. A brace to alleviate the pressure on the tendon running over my knee. Instructions to do foam rolling for 10 minutes a day to stretch out my quads/hams/upper legs (they're tight and pulling on the tendon, causing the pain). Physical therapy twice a week for the next while. And orders to take it easy on the bike. No more Flagstaff type climbs. She said Left Hand Canyon is fine (the ride up to Jamestown). Easy gears as much as possible, avoid the hard gears.
She seemed confident that this can be overcome and not get worse. I'm thrilled with that!
In the meantime, Den's been training away.......did Flagstaff again, this time leaving from our house. He also rode with a neighbour/friend out to Carter Lake to get in some more miles (80 miles). He's going to leave me in the dust!
I'm afraid I won't be ready. Den keeps telling me I'm ready to ride this thing tomorrow, but I honestly don't feel that way at all. :-/
Training is hard on the body!
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| Got a new helmet as one of my Mother's day gifts. It's so LIGHT! Specialized Prevail helmet. Den tells me the world champion wears the same one. LOL! |
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| Den's view on the way down the Flagstaff Climb |
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