Goose, creek, steel and viking

[Archaea]

have you ever experienced IT soreness the day after a great increase in distance and climbing.

yesterday I went about 90 with 8000 feet of climbing. This morning before jogging, I went and limbered up on the bike and noticed both IT bands being sore. Is this normal for you. it seems the serious climbing coupled with the huge increase in dstance stressed them. Do you guys agree or have you experienced this?

[SteelBlue]

Oh yes. I'm just getting better from an itb inflammation that I sustained from running when I increased my distance by 100% one day. It took a full 12 weeks to be pain free. I finally had to quit doing anything with my legs for the last 6 of those weeks combined with lots of ultrasound and stretching (goose stretched me at his clinic when I was really tight then it got to where I could get by on my own). I also had this injury in cycling a couple of years ago. I rode my first century and then a week later rode in my second one. The second had a lot more climbing and I felt soreness after the first big climb of the day. I basically rode 80 miles with pain and then it took about 12 weeks to get rid of it (including 6 weeks of not cycling).

If I could give you any advice it would be to rest it immediately. I think in both instances if I had immediately ceased all leg training, used ultrasound, iced and taken anti-inflammatories I would have been back in the saddle within a month or less. But what I did was take anti's, back off my mileage, and use lots of ice. It was never enough. I had to learn the hard way to REST.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

Oh yes. I'm just getting better from an itb inflammation that I sustained from running when I increased my distance by 100% one day. It took a full 12 weeks to be pain free. I finally had to quit doing anything with my legs for the last 6 of those weeks combined with lots of ultrasound and stretching (goose stretched me at his clinic when I was really tight then it got to where I could get by on my own). I also had this injury in cycling a couple of years ago. I rode my first century and then a week later rode in my second one. The second had a lot more climbing and I felt soreness after the first big climb of the day. I basically rode 80 miles with pain and then it took about 12 weeks to get rid of it (including 6 weeks of not cycling).

If I could give you any advice it would be to rest it immediately. I think in both instances if I had immediately ceased all leg training, used ultrasound, iced and taken anti-inflammatories I would have been back in the saddle within a month or less. But what I did was take anti's, back off my mileage, and use lots of ice. It was never enough. I had to learn the hard way to REST.

Well I went easy today but tomorrow's another day. I remember IT band problems every time I increase my climbing dramatically. Damn getting old.

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Well I went easy today but tomorrow's another day. I remember IT band problems every time I increase my climbing dramatically. Damn getting old.

That's what it was for me, increased climbing and two rides within a week of a distance I'd never done before. Getting old does suck. It seems like every time I make a serious effort to get into good cardio shape I get some kind of overuse injury. I miss those days when I was a teenager and could heal in a day or two. That's the main bitch I have about aging, just the amount of time it takes to heal.

[Archaea]

This was my first two hundred mile week in a long, long time.

I will need to make it to three hundred to be prepared for Lotoja or Desperado Duel.

Are you coming to ULCER?

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by Archaea

This was my first two hundred mile week in a long, long time.

I will need to make it to three hundred to be prepared for Lotoja or Desperado Duel.

Are you coming to ULCER?

I think I may be developing an Ulcer. But I sure as hell am not going to be racing anytime soon. I've just returned from my lame injury and can only tolerate runs of about 2 miles a couple times a week. I haven't even tried the bike yet as I fear the rpm's will wreak havoc on my poor itb. Don't think I'll be showing my ugly mug at any of the serious races you do.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I think I may be developing an Ulcer. But I sure as hell am not going to be racing anytime soon. I've just returned from my lame injury and can only tolerate runs of about 2 miles a couple times a week. I haven't even tried the bike yet as I fear the rpm's will wreak havoc on my poor itb. Don't think I'll be showing my ugly mug at any of the serious races you do.

ULCER is a lazy man's ride in Utah Valley, no race, silly boy.

It is the world's flattest century known to man. I rode it before I knew what centuries were.

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by Archaea

ULCER is a lazy man's ride in Utah Valley, no race, silly boy.

It is the world's flattest century known to man. I rode it before I knew what centuries were.

That sounds nice. But I bet right now it would still be a bad idea for me. My hope is to be running 4 miles 3 times a week by the end of summer. I also hope to be doing at least a 30 mile ride each saturday by the end of the summer. If I can get there without pain then I think I'll have this itb thing beat.

[Archaea]

August 11. Be there.

I bet we'll get you, goose, Paddy, byu pride, creekster and a few others. It's a cinch of a ride.