Osborne Affair

Thought: an 11 mile uphill ride to 4,000' to obtain 11 miles of swooping single-track all back down.
The reality: 11 miles up to ~3,340' -- the last 2 miles in 3-4" of snow and getting deeper every minute. The legs finally said "enough." Stats: Time: 4:07:54 hrs. Distance: 24.33 mi. Calories 2,505

Here's the map from yesterday's ride. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/56521259
(Click on “Terrain” to get a better perspective.)

Getting Healing

Over the last couple of months I’ve being going to physical therapy for my knee. I hit it on a rock a year ago in December. The accident wasn't due to biking though. It happened while trying to remove snow off Arborvitaes in our yard. I was standing on a rock wall, slipped and came down full force on the knee cap on a sharp rock. Felt a sharp stabbing sensation and was about to puke yet held it together.

There's a tendon (line #5 on the photo) that stretches down the side of the leg and across the knee cap (where it got hit) that had never healed and had become very agitated with some liquid in the tissue. I could ride and everything but if I knelt down or went down stairs the wrong way or did squats, it felt like jabbing an ice pick into the knee. Fortunately, the ultra sound, deep tissue massage, ice massage, and stretching the muscle and tendons out has done tremendous wonders. It’s nearly back to normal. (And, I’ve been riding with mountain bike knee pads now for protection.)
Knees are one of the areas that take the longest to heal (besides torn rotator cuffs!) Here's to YOUR health in the weeks and year ahead!