As I promised, this is the current update on the condition of my knee. Well, after last weekend it started to feel better. So this Tuesday, I decided to go out for a little hour and a half spin just to see how I felt. Bad idea. The doctor recommended two to three weeks completely off the bike. Given my ego I thought I was capable of cutting the minimum amount of recovery in half. Lesson learned. If the doctor recommends two weeks off the bike, you take two weeks off the bike. Sure it means I'll be missing some races that suit my strengths, but in the end its not worth injuring my knee even more and possibly jeopardizing my entire season. Which also brings me to my next point.
In a few months my family and I are going to try and haul my bikes and myself to the hot and humid Augusta, Georgia for Nationals. To be honest, I much rather prefer blistering hot temperatures over the finger and feet numbing cold temperatures. Although if freezing cold temperatures meant that I could race my bike, then it wouldn't be a problem. I feel I excel in extreme weather conditions on both side of the spectrum.
As for the training I continue for yet another week into my brief hiatus. Really hoping the pain levels will start dropping the next couple of days. Someone asked me how the Bursitis all the sudden happened. Well, it didn't. A few weeks ago I encountered on a 33 hour week on the bike. It was right up there with some of the stupidest things I've ever done considering its April. At least I enjoyed doing it. That's about it for now. Thanks for reading.
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