Left work early and rode too fast to get home (why oh why can’t I stop chasing people down?). Faffed about and then headed to the circuit on the TT bike with HED Jet and correct Powertap. #23 off I did a few test laps still trying to get used to the TT bike. It feels so low heading into the corners I’m still not confident leaning it over enough through the sweeper! Bloody chicken doesn’t wanna scratch his poor bike boo hoo! 😉

Anyway rode pretty steady (it hurt less than I remember – I must not be trying) in conditions quite reasonable for Hillingdon and did a 25:41. I think it is a PB for that course (I’ve not ridden it since ’08 maybe?).

It’s hard to tell who is riding fast since riders constantly loop the circuit but I was only passed by Tony Gibb while out there. I hung onto his wheel for about 400m and then bye bye! He was on a road bike too. :S Mind you, he is a silver medallist at the World Champs and 9 times National Champion so I think I have an excuse! There were also two Moulton riders out there and a bloke on a carbon fibre recumbent.

Rode home with Jayne who also PB’d with a short 27 I think. Well done Willesden CC! Don’t get too upset Wayno I was rockin’ the Grupetto kit. 🙂

UPDATE: Results for the 2010-04-28 Westerley Circuit 10.

Corinne & Scherrit from The Bike Whisperer presenting me with the newly built bike, complete with Coke disc wheels! Freakin’ jokers! 😀

Ready to ride it looks more like this..

Finally bit the bullet and booked a physio appointment for my leg issues. Leaving work early I met Michael (bluerip on Rollapaluza and LFGSS) on Thursday..

Based on my limited physio experience Michael conducted a pretty damn thorough analysis of my knee (as well as exercise levels, injury history, etc).

He found I was still a bit tight in the hamstrings and very tight in the calves (which makes sense since I never stretched my calves). Pushing my feet from underneath (while I was lying on my back) they’d get to 0 degrees (foot vertical) and stop whereas they should be 15 degrees (towards my head).

He showed me a more efficient hamstring stretch (push your butt out and keep your back straight) as well as some calf stretches (the arms against the wall, lunge kind – one with straight rear leg, the other with bent, like a squat). Also, he suggested standing on a ramp for 5min to elongate the calf muscle (the curve in my shower/bath allows me to do this while showering).

With some prodding and massage of the pain area he noticed a lump which he reckons might be a torn and inflammed tendon (I think) which should heal. Ice after riding. He said it could also be a cyst but this was less likely. If it doesn’t his other surgery has an ultrasound they could use to scan it.

Thanks for your time and help Michael.