Up and 'Running'

Thanks for the prayers friends! Surgery went great and I feel like 'running and gunning'. Opting to rest, walk, and ice for the next few days and then get my tail back on the CompuTrainer.

I got the Real Course Videos of Placid, Kona, and Madison and look FWD to 'tasting' these in 2010. As you all know...I am huge fan of these vids.

I am super excited to have to work back up to racing form. So eager to see how long it will take and to experience training again.

This piece of scripture is very relevant right now:

Acts 17:28 (New International Version)

²⁸'For in him we live and move and have our being.'

For the record...

Just had to throw up another post before the knife. Wanted to make sure people were not thinking the IM in 10 method/approach brought this injury on.

The more I thought this whole meniscus tear out I finally came to an acute moment in May last year. I was doing a last pre-race ride and when I went to dismount from the old Trek my trailing foot slid on the black asphalt like it was ice. Yep...flat on my bike I fell and the medial aspect of the L knee walloped the top tube. The pain that ensued was so intense I saw white.

The funny side to this biff on the bike pre FL 70.3 was that someone saw this 'go down'. There I laid sprawled out on the 'black beast', blood running down my knee, helmet skewed to the L, and the cool factor totally tarnished.

No words had to be spoken as the SUV pulled up along side me (window still closed). I smiled, he smiled and we both put our hands up in the air as to say 'oh well...it happens'.

Anyway, I just wanted to document the acute incident that blew the meniscus.

I can't wait to see how things will develop in 2010 once this tear is eliminated.

Lets do this (as Luke would say)!

Game On

The official 'reset button' will be pushed next Wednesday as I get the L knee scoped. Nothing beats having to rebuild the engine. Excited about it in fact.

Yep, the MRI showed a posterior tear in the medial miniscus w/ a cyst accompanying it. Looking FWD to Dr. Connor doing his thing and snipping and cleaning things up.

So, remember how I mentioned all 'my' plans in a few posts back? Well...it looks like most of those events (Feb-May) I was eyeing will be erased for 2010.

Loving the journey, Coach L