Odd knee pain from cycling
With cycling season upon us, I desperately need some help here. On Sunday, I did a 50 mile ride with no real issues, other than it was my 3rd ride of the season and it's always a little rough getting my cycling legs back into the swing of things early on in the season. It was also very windy on Sunday (30mph gusts), so that definitely played a factor in my overall performance. On Monday, I did a 25 mile ride...wind was slightly less, but about 3 miles into the ride I developed a fairly significant pain in my right knee/shin area. Took some ibuprofen and iced it, hoping for the best. On Tuesday morning, I was at the gym doing my normal routine - ran 35 minutes on the treadmill, 30 minutes on the elliptical, and then planned on doing a 45 minute spin class. No pain during the run or other cardio, but as soon as I started the spin class...the pain set in again...with a vengeance! Out of the saddle was worse, so I figured I would just stay seated for the entire class. But within 5 minutes of being seated, the pain got so bad that it nearly brought me to tears. For the first time ever, I had to walk out of my favorite spin class...I was so disappointed and frustrated! I felt the pain primarily on the down stroke...originating just below the knee (right around the tibial tuberosity) and extending down to about the middle of the shin. It felt like a searing pain. Once I stopped pedaling, the pain disappears and I can walk/run normally...which is what is SO confusing about all of this. On my road bike, I use a large platform pedal (Time RXS), with sufficient float and have been using these pedals for nearly 2 seasons...so I don't think it's a pedal issue. On the spin bike, I wear MTB shoes with SPD cleats...been using them for years with no real problems. I am just baffled by this seemingly "out of the blue" pain...and I'm genuinely concerned that it will affect my riding season. Any ideas on what I could possibly be dealing with here? Thank you all!!!
Linda
