Brewery to Brewery

Rode the 149 mile Harpoon Brewery to Brewery ride on Saturday 6/20. This went from Boston, MA to Windsor, VT. What a super ride- and a great jersey to boot:) We were able to dodge the rain all day amongst a horrible string of weather we have had in NE the past 10 days. I rode about half the time with my MRC teammates- mostly on flats, dropping me on hills- then me catching back to them where I could. An excellent organized event and looking forward to it in 2010

Tour of the Quabbin

Rode the Kings Tour of the Quabbin on Sunday 6/7. 101 miles and over 7,000 feet of climbing. Knee felt OK- seems to be if I keep weekly mileage at the 150 mile mark.

Next up is riding the Climb to the Clouds loop http://crw.org/CTTC/climb2clouds.htm this weekend with some tri-geek friends from the area. I will also ride the real deal on July 19th.

RAW- race withdrawal

The knee has not cooperated- and I have withdrawn from the race as of last week. Major bummer. Need to start working to see what I can do to rehab the knee so I can ride again pain free. Stay tuned.

200 miles- but trouble

Rode 200 miles yesterday at 16.5 mph- and the legs felt great. However, the left knee did not, with much pain in the last 30 miles- just no power on the hills- and thats where it really hurt. Will go for an easy ride today (Saturday) of 15-20 and see how it feels. The goal is to ride 100 on Sunday- but thats all determined by how the knee feels.

6 weeks to go......

The Supartz injections seem to be working- was able to do a 180 miles ride last Friday , then 20 on Saturday, then another 100 on Sunday- and knee felt good during the rides- though a little stiff afterwards- which is OK.
Off to do a 200+ miler on Friday, 50 on Saturday and 100 on Sunday.....
Crew is all set and looking forward to it....

SUPARTZ

Check out www.supartz.com for a new way to treat arthritic pain in the knee. I will start this treatment in 4 weeks as an add on for the cortisone shot I had today to see if I can get through RAW..... stay tuned for an update soon.........

Knee Pain- Part 2

Had a cortisone shot on Wednesday morning- then did 4 hours on the trainer Wednesday PM, and 6 1/2 on Friday (today) Was looking to go longer but knee pain persisted when putting a heavy load on the knee (out of the saddle for example) Hopefully the cortisone "kicks in" fully soon- as I need to get outside miles in- which have been the ones that hurt my knee the most. Hope to ride 50 on Sunday (will take Saturday off) to give me 300 miles for the week. I need to get an outdoor century in comfortably (meaning no knee pain) by end of April or I am not sure RAW will be doable. The thighs and muscles are fine- it is just the knee pain that is tough to endure..