Recent content by waynepovey

After a successful 60 minute indoor ride yesterday, i rode outside today. MISTAKE. After 4 miles i pushed a little up a rise and the burn switched on in my right IT band area. I backed off and turned for home. By the time i got home, my left and right quads were screaming, just above the knee...

I'm starting today, easy as you suggest. I'm blasting the IT band and quads with the roller though. It's a gorgeous day for a ride, sunny, warm and best of all, no wind. Ugh. Thanks for the post. I can't count how many times my teamates have told me to ride through it and suck it up.

Thanks for the reply. I think the imbalance must be quad/hamstrings. I plead guilty to ignoring stretching and not making it to the gym since my wife delivered a third child. Time is something i have very little of. I haven't raced in two years but plan to return to it. But I've been riding a...

day 13 Indoor trainer for 23 mins and burn started, about two inches lower than previous ride. I felt fine until it started burning. One moment normal, the next my quad turning slowly to stone. Rested leg after last ride. This time used the roller for an hour. Trying something different...

same thing, different day Day 11 of this episode. Rode trainer, almost no resistance. 30 minutes in and burn started crawling down my right IT band area. I shut it down, avoiding the knifelike pain that comes with trying to continue. I used foam roller last night for 40 minutes. I don't...

me too I'm amazed i have actually found riders having the same horrible experience. I have been battling it for years. I'm in the middle of an episode now, having to stop riding yesterday on the indoor trainer because i could feel the pain starting, once again. This time it arose after two days...