I rode last night, first hill ride in a while, a little over 16 miles. And I was feeling it, in my mid-back muscles during the ride and in my legs this morning. Weather was good, a bit cool in spots near the water but otherwise comfortable. I started very late, after 9 pm, due to getting out of work late, but that there were fewer other people on the roads as a result.

The only bad thing was that my ankle hurt during part of the ride and still hurts a little today. Not cool! I seem to still be unable to just ride without worrying about being in too hard a gear. I've been wearing Sole insoles in my sneakers for everyday getting around but am still using the Bontrager insoles in my bike shoes, since they have good arch support. But I will try the Soles in my bike shoes to see if they work there too. In the past I've found that having too much arch support in my bike shoes causes foot pain just in front of the arch over long rides -- I specifically had this problem with Superfeet, and switching to the Bontragers seemed to resolve the problem. So we'll see how the Soles work out. I will also go back to wearing an Ace bandage for support and compression when I'm riding, or at least have it in my bike bag to put on mid-ride if needed.