I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

Faust29 said:
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The occurrence of illness and weather on my days off has been uncanny, and the 2 trails that are close and short enough that I can squeeze in pre-work rides have the worst drainage and soil composition around, so they've been out of commission for a while. On the upside, the extra gym time and lack of prolonged high intensity cardio from riding brought about by rainy days off mean I've added 4-5 pounds of lean muscle mass in the last 3 months, and I'm stronger than I've been in a while. So I guess it's not all bad. But I miss my bike.
 
I've hesitated to post here... This thread is usually depressing. :laugh:

A little over two weeks ago, I did a Lower Sam to Sunset loop from the house on the Moxie single speed. It's my quickie loop... 10/2400. I felt some tightness in my left shoulder on the way up Lower Sam, but I didn't think too much of it. Heading down Sunset, however, I ended up with shooting pain from neck to shoulder to upper arm. I thought for sure that I re-injured the rotator cuff. I couldn't hold the bars by the bottom and had no strength in my left arm. It felt quite similar to 2019, but worse... Being a lifelong leftie, that's not an ideal situation. :laugh: The pain was constant and didn't subside at all before the doctor visit.

True Grit came off the table, and I scheduled a visit with an orthopedist. This was the year I was going to try for the 100 miler- banking on residual fitness from Frog Hollow last November. :thumbsdown:

Doctor visit #1 last week- He diagnosed that the rotator cuff is no worse than when I injured it at Koko in 2019. My current issue actually stems from a bulging disc in my neck that is pinching nerves. A round of steroids had no effect...

Doctor visit #2- He ordered an MRI and referred me to a spinal specialist.

I'm hoping we end up with something "simple" like cortisone and physical therapy...

And no, An e-bike won't help. A bionic arm and shoulder might... :p
 
Faust29 said:
I've hesitated to post here... This thread is usually depressing. :laugh:

A little over two weeks ago, I did a Lower Sam to Sunset loop from the house on the Moxie single speed. It's my quickie loop... 10/2400. I felt some tightness in my left shoulder on the way up Lower Sam, but I didn't think too much of it. Heading down Sunset, however, I ended up with shooting pain from neck to shoulder to upper arm. I thought for sure that I re-injured the rotator cuff. I couldn't hold the bars by the bottom and had no strength in my left arm. It felt quite similar to 2019, but worse... Being a lifelong leftie, that's not an ideal situation. :laugh: The pain was constant and didn't subside at all before the doctor visit.

True Grit came off the table, and I scheduled a visit with an orthopedist. This was the year I was going to try for the 100 miler- banking on residual fitness from Frog Hollow last November. :thumbsdown:

Doctor visit #1 last week- He diagnosed that the rotator cuff is no worse than when I injured it at Koko in 2019. My current issue actually stems from a bulging disc in my neck that is pinching nerves. A round of steroids had no effect...

Doctor visit #2- He ordered an MRI and referred me to a spinal specialist.

I'm hoping we end up with something "simple" like cortisone and physical therapy...

And no, An e-bike won't help. A bionic arm and shoulder might... :p
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Stem cells.
 
Well let's see...

I didn't ride my bike today because...
A.) Daughter had three water polo games - 7 am, 8:40 and 12:50. I felt obliged to watch and cheer.
B.) More rain
C.) Local trails probably closed
D.) Hockey game at 7:20 pm (we won)
 
Giving my trail a little TLC….

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