Lyme's Disease got me!

That sucks

Glad you figured it out, at least. My mom has been through it twice - not a lot of fun.

I would normally make some clever remark about how most of us would love to be as fast as you are in a diseased state, hopped up on ibuprophen, but I know this is a serious deal, so I will resist.

Take your time and take care of yourself. Plenty of time next year for you to kick our butts.

Sorry to hear that Dave. Get healed up. I'll see you in August.

Thanks all for the support!

Some days are really painful, others are good. Today was a good day. I went for my first bike ride since my last race in May. I went for 22 mi and felt pretty good through about mile 14. My shoe size has increased about a size and a half, probably due to swelling from the arthritis. I had to finish the last 5 miles of the ride with my left foot out and on top of the shoe due to the pain in some of the tarsal - metatarsal joints.

I'm going to try an easy 4 mi run tomorrow to see what I can tolerate.

Bryan, Check and recheck. I never had the "bulls eye" and if I had any other initial symptoms such as fever, I discounted them as something else. These ticks are tiny and very easy to miss. I have made sure that my kids' hair is cut short and they are inspected daily.

John, You can always take a swipe at humor.

Aaron, Thanks and keep getting faster. Your improvement has been very impressive. Racing at Alexandria with Lyme's disease and a kidney stone will make quite a story for me to tell.

Emily, Thanks for the well wishes.

Jeff, Good to see you this weekend.l

Thanks Kelly!

Thanks Pam! Remember me whining about my aches and pains at the water park? Now I, at least, know the cause.

I will be participating at the Nevis race, but I probably won't be competing.

I am feeling a bit better. The pain still exists, but it has attenuated a bit. I have started some training and will post in my logs later this week. I had a great bike ride today into the woods with my cyclocross bike. I will throw in some speed work next week to see what I can take.