First ride on bum toe
I went out for a little over 2 hours this morning as my first test with the bruised, sore, can’t-get-into-a-shoe toe. The first 45 minutes were pain free, but it went downhill from there. The descent on Hamilton has some rough road and any jarring was felt acutely by my right foot. Because I stand on my pedals on descents, all pressure rests on the balls of my feet. That practice may not work going forward because by the bottom of the road my whole right foot ached.
Ah well – new strategy tomorrow. My cycling guru/coach/PT extraordinaire Curtis Cramblett recommended putting arch support in my shoe to take some of the pressure off the balls of my feet (and hence the toe). I will try that tomorrow, but there’s not a whole lot of room in there for inserts.
The highlight of the ride was that I just had my bike tuned at Hyland and it shifts soooo smoothly now. Thanks Bill!
