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[RC] Calves and Lessons - k s swigartPaul said: What does it mean when the front of your upper legs (thighs) hurt like heck after a 100 mile ride? Does this mean we are riding more correctly? No, it means you probably aren't riding quite "correctly" or it means you have been off your horse and running downhill more than you are used to. If you are riding "correctly," you shouldn't be using those muscles much at all. I know this because I ride ALL the time (8 to 10 hours a day 4-6 days a week), but all that riding didn't even begin to fit up those front of the thigh muscles that I used during a ~6 mile jog down from the top of Whistlers mountain (~ 5,000 ft decent) a couple of weeks ago. The front of my thighs hurt like heck after that (actually, they were hurting like heck before I even got to the bottom). The 12 mile hike with another 3000 ft of ascent (and more importantly descent) a couple of days later was absolutely MURDER. Running down hill will do that to you; riding shouldn't, at least not if you are doing it right. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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