Pain in back of knee

[Catrin]

Sunday afternoon after my ride I took my Trek by my new LBS and had the fitter watch me as I rode around the lot. I was actually more concerned that I had my grips/handlebars adjusted properly, but he noted that my saddle as about an inch too low. So yesterday I raised my seat-post a little over half an inch before heading out.

This morning I have pain behind one of my knees and they are tender. The tenderness is easily explained, I rode 75 miles in three days - and last week I rode 95 miles (between Sunday and Sunday). That isn't really a lot, many of you do this in one day - but for a new cyclist this is a lot. Am jogging tonight to mix it up.

It is the pain in the back of my knee that had me wondering - could that be from changing my seat-post height? It is not persistent, just comes and goes and when it is present it actually feels more like a cramp or throbbing kind of thing. It does seem to be gone now so I am not concerned that any damage has been done. It may simply be that I've been pushing the distance of my rides and that it is time to take a day or two off.