Early in my endurance career I used to have sore ankles.
I used stretch ankle braces for support, but eventually, after doing
100's and building up the miles I just toughened up, and haven't had
any problems since. I would recommend a set of Trail Tech stirrups,
the shock absorbing ones. I used them one year on the Tevis and really
felt the difference.
When you start doing anything a lot - you get sore. When I started
playing tennis every day - I got a case of tendinitis which I
eventually worked through over time and by the use conditioning. When I
started riding endurance I got a case of tendinitis - for lack of a
better term - in my ankles. You work through it the best you can and
you will get over it. I tried the Trail Tech stirrups and they helped
my ankles but given the length I need to ride my stirrups on the mare
to keep from being launched - they dug into my shin :-( .
Truman
-- “I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in
pseudoscience
“I maintain there is much more wonder in science
than in
pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any
meaning,
science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one,
of
being true.” Carl Sagan
