Subject: biking with hamstring strain? Background: raced a marathon in March, then raced a ten-miler two weeks after that, then ramped up training for the Flying Pig marathon on May 6. Somewhere along the way, developed a raging case of plantar fasciitis in my right foot. Continued to run on it (with lots of icing and stretching), but must have been subconsciously altering my form, because I'm now experiencing a good amount of pain in my left hamstring. I'm tentatively planning to take off all running between now and May 6, and to drop back from the marathon to the half marathon. Flying Pig was planned to be a B race anyway, and I intended to start triathlon training post-marathon anyway -- so this gives me a two-week jump on that. I'm planning to swim, obviously, but the pool schedule makes it not feasible to swim every day. Would I exacerbate my hamstring issue by riding on the trainer? I've never ridden injured before, so I have no idea what it would feel like. |