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Right Knee Arthroscopy and PowerBar to get back to mountain biking this year.
In December 2010 I played in the YMCA racquetball league and won my match. Two days later my right knee was locking up and I couldn't straighten it. Are these connected? I don't know but last year I emphasized cycling, both mountain and road, and that is a straight line high end endurance sport. My knee would be ok for several days and then it would act up again. Spinning didn't bother it and so I stopped playing RQball. My left knee did this in May 2007 when coaching tennis at Sheboygan Lutheran High. I wore a brace and after tennis all I did was cycling and it recovered and has been fine since. The right knee always had intermittent locking and pain. I mentioned it to my family doctor taking my annual physical in March. He said he just had his knee 'scoped' and they took 5 pieces out, but he is a runner. Two days later my knee went out again. Called the doc and he scheduled an MRI. Results were a loose body and cartilage defect. Saw orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lang who also saw Baker's cyst with loose body in back. He asked what to I want to do- leave it (I'm 60) or operate (I'm active cycling, racing, and coaching). Removed 1/2" loose body on April 29. I became an expert on the royal wedding while recovering. It's now 3 weeks and I rode my road bike outside yesterday for the first time. The knee gets sore but not painful. Aleve and ice after. Hoping to get to WORS (Wisconsin Off Road Series) mountain bike race at Wausau in 3 more weeks just to test out the knee and not to really race hard. We'll see how the rest of the summer goes. Write me if you have any advice for recovery and regaining strength after knee arthroscopy. Keeping up with PowerBar during this back to training mode will be great for my nutrition and hydration.
Thanks to PowerBar for 2nd Overall in Age group for WORS mountain bike racing !!
Thanks to PowerBar for being a sponsor in 2010. I took 2nd place overall in the Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) Sport 60+ age group. I raced in all 12 races and thus became a WORS Head. WORS is America's largest state mountain bike racing series with average of 600-800 riders for each event.
Maywood Earth Ride - 11th annual was a huge success!!!
On Saturday Sep. 18, I woke up to thunderstorms and pouring rain- bummer because today is the 11th annual Maywood Earth Ride. This is the team I ride with and am 'nutrition coach' for. It has never rained for this event. By the 7:30 AM start for the 100 mile event the ground was wet but there was no rain falling. I rode with 14 other people from Team Maywood group 3A. Great pacelines and good friendships. We even had two century virgins in our group- Lee and Rick. Maywood is a city of Sheboygan environmental park and this is the main fund raiser for their programs. Other groups and families did 12, 25, 50, or 70 mile rides. We finished off the ride with chili, subs, and drinks to celebrate a successful training year and completion of the 100 miles. Even though PowerBar denied our request for sponsorship of our main event (after being sponsor the last 2 years) I was able to give some of my own gels and bars to support our team and the event.
Team Maywood - ICO has bust-up dinner after last training ride!!
It's getting dark by 19:30 in Wisconsin which is a bummer. Team Maywood - ICO had our spaghetti dinner after our last Monday night group training rides. A good time was had by all. We thanked Debbie P. for organizing the different skill groups, getting the trainers organized, and planning the long Sunday rides. The trainers who rode with each group were recognized for their help and teaching. More food than 40 people can eat so lots of leftovers. Reminded people that the 100 mile Maywood Earth Ride this Saturday is our big event of the year. To ride it successfully requires a nutrition plan which people have been practicing all year. Some PowerBar Harvest bars for breakfast with Endurance drink. More Endurance drink and gels for during the ride. PowerBars, water, bananas, donut holes, peanut butter, subs, and chips for the rest stops. Finish it off with more Endurance sports drink and Recovery drink with Protein balls to help get the body back to normal. 10 years for this ride without rain- let's pray that #11 is dry also. Spinners are winners.
Team Maywood Sports Nutrition Workshop
TEAM MAYWOOD / I** PRESENTATION SPORTS NUTRITION FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE June 7, 2010 6:30 – 7:30 PM (After Monday rides in place of yoga) Presented by: Jim Heinecke, Coach-Competitor Andrea Rahm, Registered Dietician Sponsored by PowerBar Team Maywood workshop was a great success!! Lots of good questions and riders enjoyed product samples. Questions ranged from optimal recovery window to effects of beer to gluten free concerns. Coach Jim Heinecke and Dietian Andrea Rahm received numerous positive feedback and plans are to offer program again next year.
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