"Steph Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Today Audrey and I reached a significant stage (well I don't want to call
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a milestone) in training, our first 50km ride. We're training for the Manchester 100k in September, so that's half way there.
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No -- you're there. If you can handle 50k on a standard w/e you will breeze 100k at the 'real' event.
We need to get a bit faster. Even subtracting the shopping and an hour for a leisurely lunch, 50k took 5 hours.
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You may feel like [censored] next morning -- but you will breeze the event.
Next morning? Doesn't take that long. My arms were aching while I was still on the bike, and my legs are now killing me. Going up or downstairs is painful. As going to bed in a few minutes is about to involve going down 2 flights of stairs to the cellar to turn off the boiler (central heating is currently being renovated) and then back up 4 flights to the bedroom this is not a good thing. -- Does it take an entomologist to recognize a computer bug? Steph Peters delete invalid from [email hidden] Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm>
"Steph Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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You may feel like [censored] next morning -- but you will breeze the event.
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Next morning? Doesn't take that long. My arms were aching while I was still on the bike, and my legs are now killing me. Going up or downstairs is painful. As going to bed in a few minutes is about to involve going
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2 flights of stairs to the cellar to turn off the boiler (central heating
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currently being renovated) and then back up 4 flights to the bedroom this
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not a good thing.
I know what you mean. I did a lot of walking over the weekend (much of it on a bruised heel). Movement is painful at the moment and I walk like John Wayne in a shoot out.
My arms were aching while I was still on the bike, and my legs are now killing me. Going up or downstairs is painful. As going to bed in a few minutes is about to involve going down 2 flights of stairs to the cellar to turn off the boiler (central heating is currently being renovated) and then back up 4 flights to the bedroom this is not a good thing.
Did you stretch after the ride? I know that all you'll feel like doing at the end of a hard ride is collapsing somewhere, but a short stretching session (before having that hot bath, or crashing on the settee) should make a huge difference to how you feel the next day.
It might mean that walking down stairs is only painful for one day, rather than three ;-)
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Did you stretch after the ride? I know that all you'll feel like doing at the end of a hard ride is collapsing somewhere, but a short stretching session (before having that hot bath, or crashing on the settee) should make a huge difference to how you feel the next day.
I did actually do a few stretches while my bath was running, probably explains why I could walk this morning.
"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Did you stretch after the ride? I know that all you'll feel like doing at the end of a hard ride is collapsing somewhere, but a short stretching session (before having that hot bath, or crashing on the settee) should make a huge difference to how you feel the next day.
It might mean that walking down stairs is only painful for one day, rather than three ;-)
I'm not so sure that stretching will do much to minimize the stiff and sore muscles that you get for day(s) after exercise. That pain is caused by the exercise effect on your muscles, and recovery is what will fix that. That's not to say stretching isn't any good, of course it's super important. Just don't expect it to do much for DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).
I'm not so sure that stretching will do much to minimize the stiff and sore muscles that you get for day(s) after exercise. That pain is caused by the exercise effect on your muscles, and recovery is what will fix that. That's not to say stretching isn't any good, of course it's super important. Just don't expect it to do much for DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness).
Ibuprofen or other anti-inflammatories taken before the exercise do wonders to stop muscle stiffness and soreness much of which is caused by exercise induced inflammation.
Did you stretch after the ride? I know that all you'll feel like doing at the end of a hard ride is collapsing somewhere, but a short stretching session (before having that hot bath, or crashing on the settee) should make a huge difference to how you feel the next day.
A bit, but probably not as much as I should have. The bath was very tempting, especially as hot water is a bit of a novelty at the moment, since that bit of the new heating system hasn't been working for too long.
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It might mean that walking down stairs is only painful for one day, rather than three ;-)
Ok again today, with one minor and weird exception. When I cycle or go up or downstairs, there is a pain in the outside of my left thigh. It isn't somewhere that ached after cycling, so I can't work out why it hurts today, nor how that side muscle gets used much - front and back of thighs yes, but outside? -- Circular Definition: see Definition, Circular Steph Peters delete invalid from [email hidden] Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm>
"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ibuprofen or other anti-inflammatories taken before the exercise do wonders to stop muscle stiffness and soreness much of which is caused by exercise induced inflammation.
Tony
Ibuprofen gel or Diclofenac gel rubbed on the parts that get sore works wonders :-)
