Hi,
Well another week has gone bye. Less than two months to go. I was recovering nicely from my bike accident and this weekend had two great practices with the team.
On Saturday we rode 22 miles around Canada and Edgewood (Redwood City) and then ran 4 miles immediately afterwards. I did it in around 2 hours and 20 minutes. The only bad part was it started at 8 am and it was extremely foggy. I was freezing for the first hour of the bike ride. Both my hands were frozen and my feet. I almost asked Kevin to give me the car keys and I would be waiting for him in the warm car. But I stuck it out, my hands were thawed by the end of the bike ride. My feet didn't thaw out until the last 5 minutes of the 4 mile run.
We are suppose to do the same thing this Saturday.
On Sunday, we ran at a park in Palo Alto (or around there) for six miles. There were some very steep parts that we had to walk, but for the most part I was very happy with my progress. Then that afternoon Scott Murray came to Pleasanton and we did a 22 mile bike ride. A huge thanks to Scott for coming and helping Kevin and I train. It was his first bike ride in over a year! We did the same route as the one where my bike accident happened. So we stopped at the exact spot. We found the 2x4. It is more like a 4x6 or even bigger. We proped it up on the nearby fence post. I told Kevin and Scott we should take it home and keep it. So maybe we will get our car and retrieve it at some point. I was sweating and my heart was racing just looking at it. Memories that I would prefer to forget. Another great day of training. I'm almost getting cocky, that I'm going to make it in Hawaii :)
Monday is our day off, however I was going to be out of town on Tuesday, so I decided to do our standard 6 mile run in Pleasanton on Monday (so Tuesday would be the actual day off). BIG MISTAKE!!!!! I start off and my left leg is sore. I think no big deal. It is sore from all the exercise over the weekend. As I proceed it gets more sore. I have to slow down it is getting so painful, but I do make it all the way, just 10 minutes slower than my best time. I decide to take a hot bath and it is feeling better. I go to lunch with Jim Ambach and we get to catch up. I get up to leave the resturant and my left leg is extremely stiff. I can not apply much weight to it. It continued to get much worse.
I don't know what is wrong. But the area from above my left knee to the top of my leg is extremely painful. There are two large tendons there that seem inflamed. I'm going to my trainer on Thursday to see what he says, but at this time I'm hobbling around, favoring my right leg. So I can not run at this time. I don't know about cycling, but I think I can still swim.
This training is harder than I thought. Just when I thought I was turning the corner, and going to acheive my goal and times, I get this major setback. I don't have the time for any more setbacks.
More on this after my meeting with my trainer this Thursday.
Lynn
The problem is that you met with Jim. Otherwise you'd have been fine! ;)
Hey Jim :D
Posted by: Shripriya | February 07, 2007 at 08:28 PM
I agree. I think he slipped something into your food. You should get checked immediately for Polonium 210.
Posted by: MD | February 08, 2007 at 01:29 PM
Lynn,
I'm very sorry your leg was stiff after our lunch. Although it might have to do with the fact that you kept kicking me -- similar to when I worked for you!
I hope the leg feels better. I've been out of Polonium 210 for at least 2 months now, so it couldn't have been that!
Jim A.
Posted by: Jim Ambach | February 21, 2007 at 05:31 PM