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Re: [RC] Rider legs bruising - rides2farI thought I was developing a splint. However, after some more riding the left shin began hurting, and the outside of my ankle on the right did too. When I finally looked at them the next day, they were bruised (bigger area than a hand on the shins - larger on the right). I am thinking that the muscles tore some, and bled into the tissue. I have occasionally had that "tearing" feeling in the shin and thought I was getting a splint, on slow trotting training rides, but never had it in competition until I was on the Vermont 100 course. There's lots of steep downhills and by 50 miles I was in the worst pain I'd ever been in riding. It felt like something hot & tearing. >ow< When I got back to the vet check I sort of pointed my toe up, flexed the muscle down the front of the leg to make it as large as it gets (careful not to cut off circulation), then put duct tape around my leg for support. I remembered our basketball coach taping a girl's leg that had a splint like that. I also took MANY drugs offered by everyone around. I was fine the rest of the day. Don't know if it was the tape, drugs, or a change in terrain. Haven't had the problem again but I can identify which pair of tights I had on that day by the goo stains on the leg from that tape. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============================================================ I drink a 50/50 mix of rootbeer and soymilk at the vetchecks. ~ Libby Llop ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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