By \”roll it out\” I don\’t mean the beer barrel. I\’m talking about the foam roller, which I probably should use more often than I do.

I got to thinking about it while making a trip to and from Whole Foods this morning. My legs felt stiff and sore, and this wasn\’t a long trip at all! Not even 4.5 miles round trip. Neither was I pushing the pace. There\’s not much point in trying to make a grocery run on the hybrid into a training session, especially when I must ride over some very rough surfaces along the way.

Then, thinking about rolling out my leg muscles got me to thinking of Beer Barrel Polka. Why, I don\’t know. I don\’t even like beer. I\’ve never been to Oktoberfest. It might be fun to go, though, as long as I don\’t have to drink beer!

Incidentally, using a foam roller often makes me wonder about this: are the spots that feel sorest an indication of my pedaling mechanics? How much does my physical build come into it? For example, would my ITB give me trouble if I happened to be bowlegged?

How often is often enough to \”roll it out\”? Twice a week? Three times?

So, let me finish the Diet Coke that I\’m drinking. Then I can go roll out the barr… I mean, my leg muscles.