ridecamp@endurance.net: RE: 25 mile rides (all my body can handle right now)

RE: 25 mile rides (all my body can handle right now)

Jennifer Heim (JHEIM@gunder.com)
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:17:28 -0700

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Another suggestion to alleviate ankle/knee pain is to minutely change
the length of your stirrups now and then throughout the day.

And good luck to all you Tevis masochistic looneys! I'll be crewing
(and in the shade, thank you) and grinning at your dust-covered faces.

Jen & the Sunman

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From: Linda S. Flemmer[SMTP:bluwolf@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 1997 2:35 PM
To: Jacqueline Mansfield
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: Re: 25 mile rides (all my body can handle right now)

Jacqueline Mansfield wrote:
> I thought the Cloud stirrups would answer my problems,
and they > do help, but they haven't cured the problem 100%.

> Does anyone else have this problem? What can I do to
solve my > ankle/knee fatigue?

I find that as I get in better shape, it becomes less of a
problem. I
also find that it is much worse if I don't change gaits
periodically.

The cloud stirrups may be too wide (allow ankle to turn until
you
strengthen your muscles/tendons). Can you try padding the sides
to
confine the foot in poosition without becoming a death trap?
Some folks
are more comfortable if the stirrup tread is angled so that it
is low on
the inside & higher on the outside.

Are you in a balanced position? I find that my knees ache if my
legs
get in front of me at all. Stirrups place a part here, too.

Have a GOOD shoe fitter or podiatrist look at your feet &
stance. You
may pronate when on the ground & in the saddle (that is -
standing
slightly on the inside edge of your feet - you would be out of
alignment
when riding).

You may also try getting off and walking periodically (in
endurance) to
give you & the horse a break.

I hope that some of this may help. I have exceptionally weak
ankles
after 2 severe sprains, and I only have part of the
mediocollateral
ligaments left in each knee, thanks to skiing accidents. I
probably
won't ever ride another 100 with my knees, but I do ok at 50's!
At
about 30 miles, I hit a point where it all aches, but I work
through it
in about 5-10 miles.

Linda Flemmer
Bruceton Mills, WV

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