Lactic what a *****

[Berties]

I experienced pain similar to this 14 years ago,as part of a team from my local gym completed the three peaks event in sub 19 hours problem was I had a lung infection and felt like death the whole way ,damp conditions ,blowing like a asthmatic pig ,the pain in my legs as I lay in a B and B in llanberis at the end was shocking,even turned down a sports massage!

 

[Sully]

I experienced pain similar to this 14 years ago,as part of a team from my local gym completed the three peaks event in sub 19 hours problem was I had a lung infection and felt like death the whole way ,damp conditions ,blowing like a asthmatic pig ,the pain in my legs as I lay in a B and B in llanberis at the end was shocking,even turned down a sports massage!

Yes it was awful, I pity you having to go through that as it crossed my mind "what if it would have struck me when I do the cycle Nottm 100 for charity, I cannot fail, I've put my heart and sole into completing it, failure for me on this isn't an option and yet du know, I have a feeling I'm setting myself up for a big fail, did you have any longer term issues or fine after you'd re-stocked ?

 

[Crankarm]

It might be worth seeing your doctor who after all is medically qualified as opposed to keyboard doctors on here.

I think you are just not quite as fit as you have thought. If you don't ride many miles REGULARLY you will find longer distances challenging. Have you ever thought of pacing yourself? Story of the tortoise and the hare?

You should massage your leg muscles for relief especially calf and Achilles before and after riding. Don't bite off more than your are capable of doing. Know your limits.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

It might be worth seeing your doctor who after all is medically qualified as opposed to keyboard doctors on here.

I think you are just not quite as fit as you have thought. If you don't ride many miles REGULARLY you will find longer distances challenging. Have you ever thought of pacing yourself? Story of the tortoise and the hare?

You should massage your leg muscles for relief especially calf and Achilles before and after riding. Don't bite off more than your are capable of doing. Know your limits.

I'm not sure who the "keyboard doctors" comment was directed at, but I agree with that comment (and the others you made in the quoted post above), provided any doctor that Sully consults actually knows what he/she is talking about. Not all GPs are qualified to give advice on sports related medical issues.

 

[ayceejay]

In general I think people who post here are more intelligent than to expect a cure for their cycling related injury from other cyclists. What they get, and expect is advice to seek professional treatment and suggestions from the experience of others suggestions like "You should massage your leg muscles for relief especially calf and Achilles before and after riding." I don't think this comes from anyone considering themselves to be a doctor but just a willingness to help and the OP can choice to follow any or none of it.

 

[ayceejay]

'Choose' even.

 

[Sully]

Hi all, your quite correct, my post was purely about asking for advice, and I appreciate every bit of advice I get, with regards to the comment
"I think you are just not quite as fit as you have thought. If you don't ride many miles REGULARLY you will find longer distances challenging. Have you ever thought of pacing yourself? Story of the tortoise and the hare?,
again I totally agree, but I have regularly been riding 20-30 miles both on and off road, and yes I agree on the aforementioned day I didn't expect to ride the extra mileage but hey ho, I'm a man and we can be quite impulsive, Ive booked myself in to see a chiropractor tomorrow, so we'll see what he has to say

 

[Dusty Bin]

Ive booked myself in to see a chiropractor tomorrow, so we'll see what he has to say

Chiropractor will probably be about as much use as a tarot reader. Why not see a physio instead?

 

[VamP]

Chiropractor will probably be about as much use as a tarot reader. Why not see a physio instead?

I think tarot reader would be better value probably.

 

[vickster]

Don't chiros deal with the bony parts rather than the muscly parts. Agree a sports physio better for soft tissue stuff. I'd save your money on the chiro

 

[VamP]

Chiros deal with the made up parts...

 

[Sully]

I'm under the impression that muscular is secondary stemming from a skeletal mislinment (not sure on spelling) anyway we'll soon see, I've been in a similar situation before, spent a small fortune in physio's and osteopaths when I was running, ITBS some professional concluded whilst sticking electrodes to my bum cheeks, 45 mins of pins and needles in my ass and I hand over £50 thanks see you next Thursday ! Eventually having not seen any real improvement I goes to see a chiropractor, all this papering over the cracks, when my hip had dropped making my left leg half inch longer than right, course everything was out of shape which manifested itself with pain around the it band in the knee, didn't look back ! So I'll start this way as I've a sneaking feeling my bodies out of kilter.

 

[Sully]

Chiropractor will probably be about as much use as a tarot reader. Why not see a physio instead?

Hi all, quick heads up, my issue was, we believe caused due to my pelvis dropping and trapping a nerve (Chiropractor didn't quite refer to it this way but it's how I understand it to be) thus causing discomfort and very strange pain in my thighs, calf and ankle, whilst riding muscles, ligaments tendons etc become fatigued and that's the time apparently your most susceptible to this kind of injury, not sure if physio's deal with the bone structure or not but I was under the impression they are specialists in muscles, ligaments, tendons etc, in which case a physio wouldn't have helped, Ive still got a touch of discomfort but getting better by the day, thats all for your interest and advice