I did have X-rays done last week, and they showed that my knee pain has a very definite and fairly easy to remedy cause. Basically, my right patella is not tracking correctly due to an imbalance between the outer and inner muscles of my thigh. Technically, my left has the same problem to a lesser degree, but it's not causing me pain (yet). So, next step is to start doing some serious work to even that out and then protect my knee from further aggravation. To that end I have gotten some ridiculously overpriced and frankly FANTASTIC compression tights. They claim to stabilize the joints...we'll see, I guess, but they do look cool.
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| I do not look this good in them. Sorry, hapless bystanders. |
Of course, it's me, so I've been acquiring new injuries in the interim. I've apparently reached a level of confidence on the mountain bike that has outstripped my skill. This has translated to a number of crashes of late. My legs are a mottled mess of new and old bruises and my foot looks...painful. The most limiting issue is that my right arm and shoulder are pretty sore from hitting the ground multiple times, but nothing is broken. As long as I don't need to raise my arm above elbow level I'll be fine.
I really am having fun on the mountain bike, though. I'll likely never be a super risky rider, but trying to keep up with my biker peeps is encouraging me to move a bit outside my safety zone and it's pretty fun. I've been to both Lebanon and Murphy and while I like them both, I think if I had to choose, I would go with Murphy. Generally less crowded, I just feel more relaxed, even though the trail is probably less polished than Lebanon. Besides, there are some truly awesome places in the trail where you are zipping along with a canopy of young trees arching just overhead that make me feel like I'm riding in an enchanted wood. I'm a dork, I know.
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