Messages posted by : deadkenny
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Cheers. I may go for an appointment then. Only thing is it does seem to be getting better and often it's not hurting at all, and when it does it's more of a minor ache now. I know if I go it'll be feeling fine.
My main concern is if it's "not quite right" and I do some exercise at some point that makes it worse. I do a fair bit of mountain biking now in particular, though it's been fine so far doing that. caron-a - yeah, I had to sleep on my back for a few weeks. It's not so bad now but will get a little initial pain if I lie on my front. |
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Picked up a bit of a knee injury whilst in Whistler back in Jan. What happened was it was a white out day and headed into one of the bowls not really being able to see where we were going, of course :mrgreen:. Going hesitantly as I recalled some ditches in the area and of course promptly fell down one of the ditches.
Only a small ditch, but I was going slow, and stupidly skiing like a muppet, leaning back, and legs going in opposite directions. Result was the bindings didn't release and my legs twisted, of course at the knees. Wasn't really painful and no popping or cracking sounds. Was okay to continue skiing. Mostly fine for the rest of the trip, but after coming back it flared up a bit. Basically have a pain kind of on the surface of one knee on the inside edge when I would rotate my leg (e.g. walking around a corner), and when stretched out, especially lying down. It's been getting gradually better and actually is far better when I'm active. It's worst when I've been inactive for a bit and then get up to walk. Anyway, the question is, is it worth looking into or just ignore it and assume it will get better? Still have the pain nearly a month and a half later, but it's not a major pain. Just that when I read stuff on the net about knee injuries it looks like they're more serious but I don't really have the symptoms they talk about. I'm guessing it's just a minor strain of some sort. I tend to just ignore these things. Last year I think took a high speed tumble and was in quite a lot of pain after and ignored it, but I think I'd actually cracked some ribs. Took well over 6 months before that went away :mrgreen: |
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burning thighs after about 30 to 40 mins of skiing
Started by Bignick in Ski Fitness, 133 Replies, discussing Niederau and St. Anton am Arlb... |
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I've always understood thigh burn to generally be a result of too much lactic acid building up after a period of intense exercise. The lactic acid is, as I understand it, generated as a by product due to the body not being able to deliver enough oxygen to the muscles.
Technique will be one cause of it, i.e. by not having the right technique you are causing your muscles to work far harder than they should be. Another is simply fitness. I usually get thigh burn like this after the first few blasts down the mountain on the first day of a trip. Reason is simply because I'm not uber-fit and haven't used those muscles to that degree in a year (and I'm not easing into it as I should). After a day or two the problem is gone. I would assume that improved fitness, improves muscle fitness and the body's ability to pump oxygen around the body. Given the lack of oxygen issue, I guess maybe you can suffer from this more at higher altitude resorts. |
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If you wear a helmet (and I strongly recommend it), then Goggles all the way. They look the part with a helmet and are easy to slip onto the helmet when you take a break, and they attach to the back of the helmet so hard to lose them. Can always whip out sunglasses from a pocket too.
I have two pairs, one with a sunny day reflective lens that's very clear, and another dull day lens. I don't rate Oakley and the like. Over price brand snobbery if you ask me (and that's considering I'm a sucker for brands!). As mentioned, the safety glass stuff is pretty much identical, just not as trendy and a fraction of the price. However your standard Scott or Bolle will do fine. Best prices in the US though. Note with Scott I believe they do free replacement lenses if you pop into a ski shop and ask. Not sure on the criteria for replacing them though. |
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Only hesitation I have about Whistler is the reliability of the weather. Near the coast and mild conditions can lead to rain sometimes.
Nice place though. Should be a hell of a lot cheaper than Vail too I'd have thought :mrgreen: |
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Technology - how soon before we get a mobile phone with gps and piste map?
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 7 Replies |
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Was thinking that. Slap it on your helmet(!) :mrgreen: |
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Basic rules I find are...
Charter or Budget = you pay for ski/board/boot carriage. Scheduled flights = you don't pay extra. Generally. What I would say is ignore what Thomas Cook et al say, especially about pre booking, unless you know it's their own charter flight or a budget like RyanAir or EasyJet. If it turns out the flight is a scheduled by BA or whoever, then just look on the airline's site. But usually it's your normal 23kg allowance or whatever for hold bag, plus you get to take a ski bag and boot bag extra. In this case, just turn up at the airport with the bags. If it's a budget airline, check the airline first for fees as the tour operator might charge extra for pre-booking over the airline's fees. I should add that I have never I believe had a ski bag weighed, and taking a bigger bag with more items (two skis, a board, etc) is no problem. A good way with the cheapos to get someone else's gear in. Another tip is if you are thinking of changing skis out there, a bigger bag means you can carry two pairs back. Customs are non the wiser :mrgreen: (though a good tip is to post your receipts back rather than carry them in the luggage). Also, if you're taking skis etc and paying for them, consider a scheduled flight instead. e.g. RyanAir costs with taxes + baggage costs comes out just about the same as a scheduled BA flight, plus with BA you get free food and more comfortable seats. P.S. Hand luggage is the one bag plus now an extra for laptops etc. Ensure you have valuable gadgets in the hand luggage, and don't store lithium batteries in the hold. I just chuck chargers and stuff in the hold with clothes but all things of value (other than skis) go in the hand luggage. Oh and finally, with skis and boards you will be spending extra time waiting at Oversized Baggage for your stuff to come off the plain. Worth considering if time is an issue when getting out of the airport. |
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Technology - how soon before we get a mobile phone with gps and piste map?
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 7 Replies |
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Yeah, I used it last week around Avoriaz on my N80 paired with a Bluetooth GPS. Works quite well, even tracking altitude. It's quite neat in that it auto pauses when you're stationary and tracks as you move. Though it can't work out when you're on a ski lift! :mrgreen:. Still, you can manually pause or just let it track the lift as well. You can attach photos you've taken with the camera or upload photos later. Though the photos aren't GPS tagged, but I think there's a Nokia beta for GPS tagging of photos also. Battery life is drained faster using it, but that may be because I don't have built-in GPS and I'm using Bluetooth. Built-in models may be better although I hear the GPS reception isn't so great. No heart rate monitor although the software appears to have space for it in the stats. These are the ones I did. Once uploaded to the web site the tracks are plotted against Google Maps, and you can switch to satellite view. It would be nice to have piste runs marked though. http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60858 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60857 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60856 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60855 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60853 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60852 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60851 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60850 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60849 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60848 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60847 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=60846 http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=56972 If you register you can customise your account and get the values in something other than metric and a few more frills. It's quite surprising how fast you are going sometimes! As for navigating with a phone, there's not much point whilst moving I guess, but it would be very handy to have piste maps and use GPS to mark your current position rather than fumbling for a torn up piste map. Planning routes is feasible and even voice navigation to tell you when to take a turning, though I can imagine that will be very hard to build the information behind it given the nature of ski slopes and the way conditions change! Screen sizes are small on these phones, but the resolution is good. I use my N80 for car navigation just fine and the GPS + sub is cheaper than a TomTom. Though again, it's voice navigation that's mainly useful. Looking at the screen is less necessary for navigation. |
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