VTCaraco
07-02-2019, 02:53 PM
Spent last week up in Acadia with my wife, pup and son (for the last half of the week). Hiked each morning and typically either jumped in the kayak or on the bike each afternoon.
Did a fairly brisk ascent of Parkman and Bald Peak Friday morning. This involved lots of wet granite with some BIG steps/scrambling up the particular steep sections.
Kayaked around Bass Harbor for almost 2 hours after lunch and wrapped up the day with a 12 mile pedal (from the house we were renting) to the summit of Cadillac Mountain while the rest of the family went into Bar Harbor.
Rolling road with poor asphalt to the Park Loop road and the 3 or so miles of steady climb up Cadillac. Probably the warmest day we were there in the mid-80s and never felt like I was in any sort of distress. Just sort of pushed back in the saddle and enjoyed the grind. Got to the top, where I was supposed to rendezvous with my family and as soon as I hopped off the bike I thought, wow, my hamstrings/groin are TIGHT. Stretched a bit and walked around the summit for 5 minutes or so before my family got there and elected to throw the bike on the rack rather than pedal down.
Grew fairly stiff in the car but realized I was UNCOMFORTABLY stiff when I got out of the car. Stretched as much as I could and made gains, but pushing off of each leg (left leg, in particular) was challenging.
Over the last 3 days, I've clearly made progress, but still uncomfortable going up stairs and, in particular, pushing my legs through a full squat range of motion.
I DID insist on hiking Saturday and Sunday and made progress the more I was out. But I haven't pedaled since Friday.
Broadly speaking, my hamstrings are tight and in need of regular stretching.
At this point I'm a little apprehensive to jump on the bike. I'm not sure whether I'd be uncomfortable, uncomfortable only when climbing, and/or if riding would extend the length of time before I feel 100%
My hunch is that the hiking had me primed and that I pushed the hamstring/groin a bit more than ideal on the climb. But my thinking is that the combination is what contributed.
Any advice would be appreciated....I'd love to get on the bike this evening:beer:
Did a fairly brisk ascent of Parkman and Bald Peak Friday morning. This involved lots of wet granite with some BIG steps/scrambling up the particular steep sections.
Kayaked around Bass Harbor for almost 2 hours after lunch and wrapped up the day with a 12 mile pedal (from the house we were renting) to the summit of Cadillac Mountain while the rest of the family went into Bar Harbor.
Rolling road with poor asphalt to the Park Loop road and the 3 or so miles of steady climb up Cadillac. Probably the warmest day we were there in the mid-80s and never felt like I was in any sort of distress. Just sort of pushed back in the saddle and enjoyed the grind. Got to the top, where I was supposed to rendezvous with my family and as soon as I hopped off the bike I thought, wow, my hamstrings/groin are TIGHT. Stretched a bit and walked around the summit for 5 minutes or so before my family got there and elected to throw the bike on the rack rather than pedal down.
Grew fairly stiff in the car but realized I was UNCOMFORTABLY stiff when I got out of the car. Stretched as much as I could and made gains, but pushing off of each leg (left leg, in particular) was challenging.
Over the last 3 days, I've clearly made progress, but still uncomfortable going up stairs and, in particular, pushing my legs through a full squat range of motion.
I DID insist on hiking Saturday and Sunday and made progress the more I was out. But I haven't pedaled since Friday.
Broadly speaking, my hamstrings are tight and in need of regular stretching.
At this point I'm a little apprehensive to jump on the bike. I'm not sure whether I'd be uncomfortable, uncomfortable only when climbing, and/or if riding would extend the length of time before I feel 100%
My hunch is that the hiking had me primed and that I pushed the hamstring/groin a bit more than ideal on the climb. But my thinking is that the combination is what contributed.
Any advice would be appreciated....I'd love to get on the bike this evening:beer: