Recovery time after a century?

[emily_in_nc]

I'm new to this site and wondered if anyone could help me. I rode my first long distance ride this past weekend and towards the end of the ride started experiencing pain on the outside of my left knee. I have taken it easy the last few days but the pain is still there. I have another ride coming up in a week and a half and hope this pain goes away before then. Any advice???

Do a forum and google search on ITB. You may have iliotibial band syndrome. I had it a few years ago (brought on by a century) and had to lay off a couple of weeks completely, then come back slowly for a few more weeks after that (no more centuries for awhile, and very few hills), plus see a physical therapist to learn stretches for this area. There have been other threads on this in the past, so do take a look at them. Good luck, and I hope your injury will be short lived!

Emily

[caligurl]

i do a recovery ride the next day... anywhere from 15 to 30 miles... depending on how i feel when i get out there...

most of my centuries are on saturday.... so sunday is my recovery ride... monday i'm right back to my normal morning workout of weights... circuits... kickboxing... whatever!