Really sore thighs......

Bob Dole said:

Never Enough Money wrote:

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That's 8000+ miles a year. Exactly what would you consider huge,
assuming you don't race for a living?

Well 8000/yr is respectable but many in the riding group put in
250/week. I also travel about 1 week per month and those weeks have
zero miles. My actual annual mileage is about 6500.

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In Plano my thighs are always sore. So I'm trying to figure out what's
different.

Why did you move to Plano? Did you get married, move in with a woman,
or otherwise create new uses for the thigh muscles? Could that be it?
If so, probably best to get used to it.

Job relocation for 1 year. I had to take the assignment of find another
company.

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Being relatively unfamiliar with Boulder and Plano, I'm guessing Plano
is hotter and flatter (and you say you are riding harder). I'm guessing
here, but I'd guess your effective position on the bike is somehow
different because you are doing less climbing out of the saddle and
your speeds are more constant for a longer period of time.

In terms of what to do about it -- don't professional racers use a
slightly different geometry on mountainous or hilly stages than on
relatively flat stages? This might offer a clue.

Good ideas. Thanks.

Looks like the following helped a lot (based on suggestions from some
of you).

I seemed to be dring enough during the ride. However, I've tried to
hydrate well before the ride and again after. Plus, I have two scoops
of GU2O electrolyt for roughly every 20 miles and another scoop at the
end.

Today the group did 70.55 miles with an average speed of 20.1 mph in
101 degrees. Hydration was paramount. I'm only a little sore so maybe
my new hydration scheme is working.

BTW, I drank two liters of water the day before (yesterday). Drank a
16.0 oz Aquafina early this morning before the ride. Drank 5 large
water bottles (some containing GU2O electrolyt) plus a whole camel back
bladder and a small gatorade on the ride itself.

After the ride I immediately had another 16.9 oz Aquafina. Drove home
and had three glasses of water, one with GU2O.

We'll see how sore I am tomorrow but the soreness has been pretty
immedaie in the past.

I may just be getting stronger, too....

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Is it the inside of your thighs, from where your knees meet each other
and up?
As a child, I had to have special shoes for club feet.
I have to use http://www.bikescor.com/product/knee.htm
for a little extra width to reduce this ache.

Never Enough Money said:

I've been riding for 14 years and have recently moved from Boulder,
Colorodo to Plano, Texas. My weekly mileage has not changed (although I
may be riding a tad harder in Plano since I'm riding with a group more
often). My weekly mileage is 150 to 170 -- respectable but not
huge.....

In Plano my thighs are always sore. So I'm trying to figure out what's
different.

Some folks said I need to drink more since it's hotter. So I am. In
fact, other riders say I'm drinking much more than they are.

Some said I need more electrolyts. So I've been consuming about 4
scoops per ride. (This might have reduced the soreness a tiny bit - I'm
not sure.)

Others said I need to stretch more. I have been but that makes no
noticable difference...

I've also tried protein shakes (Myoplex lite). No noticable difference.

Oh, and I'm getting plenty of sleep.

Any more ideas?

No. It's mosting on the front and some on the side close to the knee
than hip. Most of the pain though is along the front (and middle).

One thing, I'm concluding, too, is that riding with a group causes me
to go anaerobic more aften than riding alone. Thta's got to be a
contributor, too.

Mike A Schwab said:

Is it the inside of your thighs, from where your knees meet each other
and up?
As a child, I had to have special shoes for club feet.
I have to use http://www.bikescor.com/product/knee.htm
for a little extra width to reduce this ache.

Never Enough Money said:

I've been riding for 14 years and have recently moved from Boulder,
Colorodo to Plano, Texas. My weekly mileage has not changed (although I
may be riding a tad harder in Plano since I'm riding with a group more
often). My weekly mileage is 150 to 170 -- respectable but not
huge.....

In Plano my thighs are always sore. So I'm trying to figure out what's
different.

Some folks said I need to drink more since it's hotter. So I am. In
fact, other riders say I'm drinking much more than they are.

Some said I need more electrolyts. So I've been consuming about 4
scoops per ride. (This might have reduced the soreness a tiny bit - I'm
not sure.)

Others said I need to stretch more. I have been but that makes no
noticable difference...

I've also tried protein shakes (Myoplex lite). No noticable difference.

Oh, and I'm getting plenty of sleep.

Any more ideas?