Practical Pain Management
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Although I don't use a cadence sensor on the LD/FG machine as it is annoying to be constantly reminded that one is in the "wrong" gear for hours at a time cadence/tempo work is the key to my endurance rides, power work in the hills, TT and HIIT speed work on the geared bikes. Oddly enough cycling is pedaling sport, training the neuro-muscular systems to pedal at "normal" supple high cadence with grunt on demand for long periods of time in what gets me up, over and done with w/o undue stress at a right smart pace.
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Although I don't use a cadence sensor on the LD/FG machine as it is annoying to be constantly reminded that one is in the "wrong" gear for hours at a time cadence/tempo work is the key to my endurance rides, power work in the hills, TT and HIIT speed work on the geared bikes. Oddly enough cycling is pedaling sport, training the neuro-muscular systems to pedal at "normal" supple high cadence with grunt on demand for long periods of time in what gets me up, over and done with w/o undue stress at a right smart pace.
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As the rides get longer, I learn a little more. Had a good first 400K. Finished in 20 hours. Had the usual back pain and some knee pain (those 15% grade sections are fun). Started with Ibuprofen the day before and I think it took the edge off. For the first time, I used some Deep Blue on the back and knee. It worked pretty darned well. I had just a little packet of the stuff, but next time (600K in less than a week) the whole tube is going. Stopping to stretch is a good thing. I don't think I've made enough of a point to do that. Too easy to just stay on the bike a little longer than I probably should. Ride and learn.
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My current persistent pain that I haven't yet been able to get to the bottom of is toe numbness and pain. This only affects my big toe and more of the left toe than the right. Already tried changing to a slightly larger shoe with wider toe box and moved my cleats as far back as possible. It's an annoyance, but currently manageable. I have to pay close attention to my pedaling technique, try to avoid putting too much pressure on my feet unnecessarily (I notice I tend to do that when coasting or descending), and take off my shoes at every rest stop to give them a good wiggling/massaging.