Howdy all-
I got what I think is a nasty case of Patellar Tendinitis that hit me like a ton of bricks at mile 32 of a very mild ride (4 days b/f the new Madone came in, I might add...hrumph!).
Prev mileage avg'd 50/wk for prev 6 weeks. Outside air temp was a chilly (for San Diego) 58 deg and at mile 32 on my bike of 20 years I got what felt like an ice pick coming out of my right kneecap. Rode final 4 miles home w/ right leg out of cleat 1/2 of the time. Could hardly walk on it for 3 days; flight doc told me 2400 mg of motrin/day for 10 days. Walking pain subsided (stairs really did not feel well) after about 5 days. Been heating the knee nightly with a moist pad.
First short trip on the new steed to check knee out 7 days post-injury yielded same pain but to a lesser degree (about half of original pain) after about 1/4 mile. Got my first whopping 2 miler in on the new steed!
Next test today (flat terrain w/ mild climb)- 11 days post injury- pain after about 1/2 mile that was about 1/4 of original pain. Ride intensity was just enough exertion to keep bike going fwd at approx 65rpm and logged another 1.5 miles....
Trend in the right direction but disappointing nonetheless. Would appreciate hearing from anybody having overcome this type of injury to see what regimen you undertook, how long recovery took, and how susceptible you were to reinjury.
Thanks all!
I got what I think is a nasty case of Patellar Tendinitis that hit me like a ton of bricks at mile 32 of a very mild ride (4 days b/f the new Madone came in, I might add...hrumph!).
Prev mileage avg'd 50/wk for prev 6 weeks. Outside air temp was a chilly (for San Diego) 58 deg and at mile 32 on my bike of 20 years I got what felt like an ice pick coming out of my right kneecap. Rode final 4 miles home w/ right leg out of cleat 1/2 of the time. Could hardly walk on it for 3 days; flight doc told me 2400 mg of motrin/day for 10 days. Walking pain subsided (stairs really did not feel well) after about 5 days. Been heating the knee nightly with a moist pad.
First short trip on the new steed to check knee out 7 days post-injury yielded same pain but to a lesser degree (about half of original pain) after about 1/4 mile. Got my first whopping 2 miler in on the new steed!
Next test today (flat terrain w/ mild climb)- 11 days post injury- pain after about 1/2 mile that was about 1/4 of original pain. Ride intensity was just enough exertion to keep bike going fwd at approx 65rpm and logged another 1.5 miles....
Trend in the right direction but disappointing nonetheless. Would appreciate hearing from anybody having overcome this type of injury to see what regimen you undertook, how long recovery took, and how susceptible you were to reinjury.
Thanks all!