begin with painkillers. She recommends blanketing the wound with 10 x 10cm gauze pads saturated with antiseptic wash. "I let the wash soak in for a few minutes until the nerves are numbed," she says. Then she gently wipes the grime from the scrape using
-weight bearing nature of cycling, recovery is very quick, making time trials an excellent form of regular high-intensity training for triathletes.Q&AQ During the bike section of a triathlon my right foot went numb and I couldn't feel it again until almost the end