Originally Posted by
goenrdoug
Wow, so here I am reading this thread, other threads, multiple googled-up results, etc. trying to figure out what to do about the pain on the outside of my right knee (thus far, my uneducated guess is that it's ITBS) and when I asked a much more experienced cycling buddy what he thought I should do, he sent me Nate Loyal's e-mail and phone number.
I think the universe is trying to tell me that Nate and I have a date in the near future.
Thanks for helping drive the message home!
I had mild, chronic knee & back pain all through my 20's, and thought it was just part of life, and part of the challenge. Between my visit to Mr. Loyal, getting a foam roller (they're great for stretching out tight IT bands), and doing yoga, I'm healthier, more pain-free, and even faster (okay the power meter helped with that too) at 45 than I was at 22, when I was getting my @$$ handed to me in the International Class races in Belgium & Holland.
Ah well, live-n-learn! Good luck!
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