Earthmovers and Sandcastles

Eep. I hate injections.
Took the day off from biking. I’d gotten so used to working out every single day that it’s hard for me to remember that it might have been (probably was?) a contributing factor to the injury, whatever it is. Days off are not the enemy; rest days […]

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…is that it’s much harder coming from a very physically active lifestyle than from a more sedentary one. Not the healing part, mind you, but psychologically.
…is that, in the scenario mentioned, you feel like you’ve surely gained 275,235 pounds within the first few days of being unable to maintain your previous level of activity, […]

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So, here’s the deal: the orthopedist (who is not a runner, but who specializes in sports medicine) thought it was a stress fracture from the beginning. I brought up the idea of peroneal tendinitis, and while he agrees it’s a possibility, he doesn’t want to rule out a fracture, either. Here’s something […]

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What are you having, or did you have, for breakfast today?
What are the best packed lunches, in terms of flavor and practicality?
(I had a cup of coffee and some homemade oatmeal bread with peanut butter for breakfast. As far as lunches go, I’m stumped, as everything that I know that tastes great is a […]

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I’ve got two doctor appointments today: one in the morning as a follow-up to the whole “free air” conundrum, and one with the orthopedist in the afternoon for my foot. In between and around them, we have to:

Get Gabe’s preschool forms signed (luckily by the same doctor as this morning’s appointment, so I can […]

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Local bike store recommended the Trek 7.2FX WSD, or possibly the 7.3. Supposedly, they’re ideal for bike paths and roads, both of which I do, and they’re a good option for my current level of riding (athletically inclined ( ) but not a “dedicated biker”). Still looking, but this sounds like a […]

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I swear, I have not been bitten by any biking bug, regardless of what it says in the foreword to the book on biking that I bought yesterday. Buying a book does not equal being addicted; it just means that I don’t want to get further injured by ignorance. I rode a little […]

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Little over 17 miles today - biking. Boy, I hope I get cleared to run soon, but this wasn’t bad. I haven’t been bitten by the bicycle bug, but it will tide me over for a little while, I guess, so long as I can do long enough distances. I definitely […]

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We’re back! I’ve posted a bunch of pictures from the trip, starting here. It’s not all, since some are on my phone and some are on a waterproof disposable camera I got to use at the waterpark, but it’s a start. Don’t miss all the lovely expressiveness of Gabe; what he […]

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Gabe nearly punched Sam tonight and then angrily insisted he wasn’t leaving the hotel with us…because Sam folded a map incorrectly. Seriously. And Eric, while trying to mediate, murmured that it would have bothered him, too.
I told Sam that we were living with crazy folk. He just kept saying, […]

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