Quote of the day, Feb. 4, 2009
Tired. I started work at 9 a.m., and I’m clocking out right now at 11:30 p.m. I have some cool posts on my mind (the role of arms in jumping!), but this will have to suffice:
Philosophy, self improvement and other goings-on
Quote of the day, Feb. 1 2009
I came across this while looking for quotes a bike catalog I’m writing.
Today’s Zen biking proverb
It’s a sunny Saturday morning, and I’m pinning it super-hard writing catalog copy for a bunch of bike companies. I just ran across this bit of wisdom:
Two days post-op
Hi all. Wednesday’s surgery on the left shoulder seems to have gone well.
So pinned it’s not even funny
Hi all. I’m crazy-busy with work, plus I’m trying to tie up loose ends before Wednesday’s shoulder surgery. If I lag on posts, you’ll know why.
Braaap!
Bad shoulders, worse news
Hi all. I got the results of my shoulder MRIs, and I’m in store for two surgeries. The first is next Wednesday. My shoulders have been hurting for a long time, and it turns out there’s no prize for being tough.
Looking forward to tomorrow
This week has been a mixed bag.
Postponing surgery
Lee,
I just read a bit out of your shoulder chronicles, and as it turns out I find myself in exactly the same position, almost. I didn’t break any bones but I have torn all the ligaments that connect my clavicle and scapula. I can ride but only feel about 75 percent right now, but I am still competitive (I took forth in DS at Chalk Creek last weekend in Expert 19-30) which deepens my mental strife.
I am looking full on at throwing away everything I have worked toward this year if I have surgery now, not to mention work and such, or I can limp through the season, risk the possibility of further injury and get cut up in the fall.
I have been talking to a lot of people trying to figure this out, and just wanted to know what your decision was and why. My goal for the season is to be in semi-pro by next year, and even with my injury it looks like it might be possible so I am having a really, really hard time trying to figure out what to do. Your two cents would be greatly appreciated.
Dan
A fresh lump of clay
I just started working with a new rider, and this one is important for a few reasons.
The shoulder chronicles: Ignorance was bliss
Three weeks ago, I was feeling healthy and strong. I was training hard and looking forward to a great season of coaching and racing. Then I learned the clavicle I broke four years ago never healed. It turns out my right arm is being held on not by bone and ligament as God intended, but by muscle only. I need surgery. And my thinking has started to change.
Sheldon Brown, rest in peace
The world recently lost a champion of cycling and a real character.
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