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So, I’ve had a rather crappy Saturday. On what I knew was going to be a short run and why was I even doing it, I tripped and fell hard enough to crack my patella. ortho appointment to be scheduled Monday. Good thing Choo is postponed!

So, I’ve had a rather crappy Saturday. On what I knew was going to be a short run and why was I even doing it, I tripped and fell hard enough to crack my patella. ortho appointment to be scheduled Monday. Good thing Choo is postponed!

So, I’ve had a rather crappy Saturday. On what I knew was going to be a short run and why was I even doing it, I tripped and fell hard enough to crack my patella. ortho appointment to be scheduled Monday. Good thing Choo is postponed!

Checking in from Atlanta - all good here, just crazy winds at my house. Tornadoes were on the ground far south and north of me, and I know Chattanooga and other areas were hit. Growing up in Kansas, I generally don't get too spooled up over tornadic weather, but where I'm at the threat of falling trees (damaging roofs and power lines) is very real. Everyone else in the area OK today?

i hope your Supreme Court extends the order! Ours did , so our Courts are very limited!

Thanks for all the good thoughts! Not being able to run or bike or even yoga while locked down is really frustrating. Too bad I’m still eating like I’m exercising  Just trying to get over my why the hell did you go that route, do that run, etc thoughts! 
Ortho appointment later today, so hopefully I will have some direction and idea of when this will resolve. 

Working from home too. I’m trying to do some upper body weight stuff so I don’t turn into one big blob over the next weeks!

My Glacier HM was canceled yesterday. I was June 27, so we were hoping it may have been ok, but it is run on the Blackfeet Indian ( I think) property and the tribe has canceled all outside activity. I can’t blame them since the Native American tribes are in real danger from COVID. In theory I would have had 5 weeks from recovery to race, so I probably wouldn’t been able to run the HM anyway. 
Happily, the airlines are pretty good allowing canceling flights right now, so I have 2 years to use my travel voucher from United and am signed up for next year’s glacier race. 

That's great about being all set for next year. And you will be all clear of this knee thing. 

I've been hearing a lot of people talk about how they feel like they shouldn't feel bad/mad/upset/sad because others have it worse. And i don't know if you need to hear it but i keep having to remind myself that it's okay - yes, others do have it worse but it does mean your feelings aren't real and valid. Perhaps, it's not the space to talk about it in the middle of forum for health care workers but your feelings are real: 

I keep going up and down and i know i have a really lucky situation (still have a job, a nice house with a backyard, etc) but i have lamented the lack of childcare which is making work super difficult. Each person's situation at this time is different - maybe 'worse' maybe 'better' but those are value judgments - this isn't a comparison meter here. Approaching others with empathy is important. I just wanted to share and let you know ... if you're struggling with that. 

https://swimbikemom.com/2018/05/why-your-suffering-is-real.html

That's great about being all set for next year. And you will be all clear of this knee thing. 

I've been hearing a lot of people talk about how they feel like they shouldn't feel bad/mad/upset/sad because others have it worse. And i don't know if you need to hear it but i keep having to remind myself that it's okay - yes, others do have it worse but it does mean your feelings aren't real and valid. Perhaps, it's not the space to talk about it in the middle of forum for health care workers but your feelings are real: 

I keep going up and down and i know i have a really lucky situation (still have a job, a nice house with a backyard, etc) but i have lamented the lack of childcare which is making work super difficult. Each person's situation at this time is different - maybe 'worse' maybe 'better' but those are value judgments - this isn't a comparison meter here. Approaching others with empathy is important. I just wanted to share and let you know ... if you're struggling with that. 

https://swimbikemom.com/2018/05/why-your-suffering-is-real.html

I am sorry for not having posted for a while here, so I thought I'd share what is going on here in Wyoming. 

Thanks to the COVID19 pandemic, I am now working from home. I feel really lucky that my profession allows me to work from home and that I already have a home office set up, so I spend my day here at my computer with my bike next to me. That being said, I am a person who lives by his daily routines: it gives me to strength to know that I've got everything under control. The uncertainty of our current reality has made me feel a bit overwhelmed. Combine that the frustration of my parents and my step-son failing to understand the gravity of this pandemic and just living life like they did before. 

As a result, yesterday was the first time I've worked out in over a month. I got in about 31 minutes on the bike but it didn't go as well as I would have liked. To ride for 5 minutes straight required a 1-2 minute recovery period. So it was ride-catch breath-repeat for 31 minutes. I keep telling myself that I'm making up for not doing anything for the last month (pools closed has been the worst for me...) and by being on the bike, every little bit is better than doing nothing. 

With everything up in the air, I'm rethinking the sprint aquabike event in July. The organizer hasn't cancelled the event (yet) but with the way things are going, I don't think I will be able to properly train and be ready for this year. I'm probably going to put the event off until next year, but I will continue to work-out in order to get healthier (and weigh less). 

I've been asked how is the new (to me) bike going. Right now she is sitting here next to me. I still need to get pedals for her (I'm leaning to going with the LOOK type pedals), handlebar tape, and a few odds-and-ends. Payday is next week and I plan on purchasing what I need then.  I did mount a 'vintage' set of bolt-on Profile aero bars that I had laying around and she is really looking to be race ready! 

I hope to be a bit more active here now that things are starting to become a new reality. I hope that everyone is doing well out there for my fellow Manatees. 

Tom

P.S. Good news on the weight loss. A few weeks ago I dropped a few pounds to get to my lowest in many, many years.