Comments on: Day 4- 220 Miles http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/06/day-4-220-miles/ Join the Movement! Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Charmaine http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/06/day-4-220-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Charmaine Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:30:04 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=158#comment-77 Hi Ryan - my knees hurt me too on my cross-country trip...I bought some BenGay and rubbed them down every night - that helped. This trip really pushes your knees - you can do damage to them, so please be careful. I remember having shooting pains in my knees - ouch. :( If you can cut back your daily mileage or take a day off, that helps. On my rest days (I only took 5!), I would really just rest all day and be off my feet. It felt great! :) Take it easy.... Charmaine Hi Ryan – my knees hurt me too on my cross-country trip…I bought some BenGay and rubbed them down every night – that helped. This trip really pushes your knees – you can do damage to them, so please be careful. I remember having shooting pains in my knees – ouch. :( If you can cut back your daily mileage or take a day off, that helps. On my rest days (I only took 5!), I would really just rest all day and be off my feet. It felt great! :) Take it easy…. Charmaine

]]> By: Tom Wald http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/06/day-4-220-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Tom Wald Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:21:28 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=158#comment-76 Your knees: Just in case you don't already know this or haven't discovered these, here are a couple of tips: 1) Raise your bike seat, or otherwise adjust it so your knees don't hurt. 2) Relax each knee on each stroke. Sure, you'll be less efficient, but it may help to heal yourself. When your left leg is doing the pumping, use that fraction of a second to let your right leg go limp, then vice versa. If you've got clipped pedals it'll be much easier. I realize that these are very basic suggestions, but when I was a lot younger I started out on fairly long rides without knowing some basics. Tom Wald Austin, Texas Your knees: Just in case you don’t already know this or haven’t discovered these, here are a couple of tips:

1) Raise your bike seat, or otherwise adjust it so your knees don’t hurt.

2) Relax each knee on each stroke. Sure, you’ll be less efficient, but it may help to heal yourself. When your left leg is doing the pumping, use that fraction of a second to let your right leg go limp, then vice versa. If you’ve got clipped pedals it’ll be much easier.

I realize that these are very basic suggestions, but when I was a lot younger I started out on fairly long rides without knowing some basics.

Tom Wald
Austin, Texas

]]> By: Lois http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/06/day-4-220-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Lois Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:21:46 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=158#comment-43 Aleve helps the tissue swelling and pain of injured or abused ligaments, and ice for 20 or 30 minutes at the end of the day will also help the swelling, then wrap it in a towel or something warm, to keep it from stiffening up. (I was a rehab nurse) Doubt you'll find anyone to give you a TENS unit, because they really need to be tested and adjusted for each person individually. You may be in a bit of pain for quite a while, but often exercising strengthens the collateral musculature, so actually ultimately lessens the pain. Josh told us he met you, and my remark was that it was karmic that you happened to stop in one of the few Obama-friendly places in Lakeside! So glad you did! Like our son, we are avid Obama supporters. We wish you the very best, a safe ride, and interactions with many very good people. Lois & David Aleve helps the tissue swelling and pain of injured or abused ligaments, and ice for 20 or 30 minutes at the end of the day will also help the swelling, then wrap it in a towel or something warm, to keep it from stiffening up. (I was a rehab nurse)
Doubt you’ll find anyone to give you a TENS unit, because they really need to be tested and adjusted for each person individually. You may be in a bit of pain for quite a while, but often exercising strengthens the collateral musculature, so actually ultimately lessens the pain.
Josh told us he met you, and my remark was that it was karmic that you happened to stop in one of the few Obama-friendly places in Lakeside! So glad you did! Like our son, we are avid Obama supporters. We wish you the very best, a safe ride, and interactions with many very good people. Lois & David

]]> By: guy http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/06/day-4-220-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-40 guy Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=158#comment-40 Sorry wasn't thinking to much GLOBE AZ PTCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY 34/58 46/53 43/51 35/61 39/64 43/62 42/57 00/10 20/20 10/00 00/00 00/00 00/00 00/00 Event Id 287988 Location On US Highway 60, EW-bound from mile post 236.0, 6.70 miles West of Miami to mile post 238.0, 4.70 miles West of Miami Duration from December 2, 2008 to February 27, 2009 from 6:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Sunday, through Saturday, Description lane closed. Possible stop and go traffic Restrictions Width: 11 ft. Public Notes Concrete barrier closing west bound slow lane - Flaggers - speed reduced Daytime Buss Ph: 928-402-5620 This should be downhill. Sorry wasn’t thinking to much

GLOBE AZ
PTCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY
34/58 46/53 43/51 35/61 39/64 43/62 42/57
00/10 20/20 10/00 00/00 00/00 00/00 00/00

Event Id 287988
Location On US Highway 60, EW-bound from mile post 236.0, 6.70 miles West of Miami to mile post 238.0, 4.70 miles West of Miami
Duration from December 2, 2008 to February 27, 2009 from 6:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Sunday, through Saturday,
Description lane closed. Possible stop and go traffic
Restrictions Width: 11 ft.
Public Notes Concrete barrier closing west bound slow lane – Flaggers – speed reduced Daytime Buss Ph: 928-402-5620

This should be downhill.

]]> By: nick richert http://www.bikingforobama.com/2008/12/06/day-4-220-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-37 nick richert Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:18:25 +0000 http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=158#comment-37 I hope it gets better for you Ryan. This sounds painful. Let us know how its going; don't force anything. I hope it gets better for you Ryan. This sounds painful. Let us know how its going; don’t force anything.

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