High points: Cycling and running is going well. Fencing is also going well. Had been feeling very comfy running up to about 30 minutes on the treadmill after a good warm up on the bike.
Low points: December 29 I tore my left calf muscle. Gimped around for a few days and couldn't get back on the bike for 5 days. Even then it still tightened up pretty badly on me. A combination of heat, ice, massage and stretching seemed to help things heal up. Today it feels almost normal.
I also have had some problems with the beta-blocker. I really felt wickedly fatigued and a bit dizzy for a few days. My regular doctor suggested I cut the dose in half and so far it seems to be helping. After a good hour long ride today I felt pretty good, then I pulled it running around at lacrosse practice.
Today I decided to stretch out the time on the bike, as I just mentioned. I also wanted to slip a couple of intervals in there. I didn't know what to expect so I set my sights low and tried for 2 x 2.5 mile efforts above 200 watts. Each interval took 8 to 8.5 minutes, and wound up with output of 206 and 211 watts. Sitting here now I'm pretty confident I could have kept the intervals going for 10 minutes, so I'll continue interval work with 2x10s and build from there. Hopefully I'll be able to run again by March 1st.
I happened to be talking to a couple of folks about comfort issues on the bike, and the topic of saddles came up. I had some really uncomfortable hours in the saddle until I switched to a design with a radical perineal channel. Here are a couple of pics of my Adamo ISM racing saddle. It takes a little getting used to, but it is comfortable, and you'll never have any numbness with this baby.
2 comments:
After riding in this saddle for more than month, what do you think of it? What did you pay and is it well worth it?
I had some comfort issues for the first 3 weeks or so. The pain was at the junction of my thigh and groin and while it was intense, it would fade quickly. Since then I have felt no discomfort whatsoever. At no time since mounting this saddle have I ever experienced any numbness. I paid around $150 for mine from here: http://www.all3sports.com/product_info.php?pName=ism-adamo
I love this saddle. I would pay more for another one. When this one wears out I will definitely buy another one. With 2000 miles or so on this one, it shows barely any wear. I would say that it is easily worth the money. Also, the vendor I bought it from was 1st rate. I recommend them strongly.
Good luck.
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