Today is a beautiful test. I just hope it’s not pass/fail.
I’m still trying to work out the bugs on this whole —walk without crutches— thing.
It’s been up and down over the last two weeks. Saturday was great. I did two short hikes for a total of 5 miles, plus an hour of riding, an hour […]
Now I’m starting to cry.
Life really is beautiful. Sometimes we just have to stop fighting it, turn the page, and enjoy the surprises that await us.
NO MATTER WHAT.
I love you all. Please have the most blessed Sunday of your life.
~Michael
You know, I just wrote this post and in some magnificent slight-of-hand of the universe, it got erased.
It’s funny, I was just commenting on how incredible life is right now. I’m just letting life flow, instead of trying to fight it. Instead of trying to write the next page or the next chapter, I’m just […]
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I can’t believe it’s been a week since I made a posting. Whoops.
Sometimes when the going gets tough, I go inside, feel much better, but tend to hibernate a bit until I’m stronger than ever. This has been one of those times. Last week was amazing, and was also very tough.
This transition from crutch […]
This is my new mantra or words to live by.
What just occured this morning has yet to set in. It may actually take a few weeks before it hits me.
I saw myself healing.
I believed I was healing.
I focused on the result (competitive running for the fall) rather than on the injury.
And today I received a […]
You heard it here folks! I’ve created, and most-recently performed a new sport. WOGGING.
I just finished a two-mile WOG.
I tried walking this morning, but yesterday I walked 2 miles for training and several more miles strolling around town. Today my IT band kept snapping over my knee with each step.
I tried jogging for a few […]
I am very happy, excited, and so far, not too sore.
But I’m cancelling my ride, AND my swim for the day.
Why? Because I hiked for 2 1/2 miles on a hilly rocky trail today, and by halfway through found I wasn’t really using my crutch. I rested for ten minutes at the turn around. […]
I’m still trying to get out for training, but thought it’d be fun to post my recovery goals for 2006.
Many people believe that the best way to foil your goals is to let people know what you’re trying to accomplish. For others, myself included, letting others know is the best way to keep us on […]
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It’s two days until my desired goal to be off of crutches. Place your bets now as to whether I’ll make it or not.
Of course, I tend to make my goals, so be careful about your bet!
But with that said, I’m not there yet. Yesterday I made it 300 yards without crutches…a far cry […]
Good morning Everyone!
It’s another beautiful day in paradise.
What a day! It’s supposed to be nearly a 100 degrees out today. I love the heat. Of course, I love all weather, but I tend to lean toward extremes (perhaps no surprise). I love 100 degrees, and I love minus 40. It’s somewhere in between there (when […]