Temporary Setback

So...it finally happened...I have a running injury more serious than a busted (or lost) toenail. Last weekend during the Riverbank Run 25K in Grand Rapids, MI I managed to get a stress fracture in one of the metatarsal bones of my left foot. I finished the race and didn't notice anything until the drive to Mom & Dad's. I knew something wasn't right and went to the podiatrist on Monday since I planned on running Geist this weekend. I was hoping I was being overly cautious, but no...it's broken. So I am out of running for 4-6 weeks. The podiatrist will take more x-rays in 2 more weeks. I can still ride and swim so I have been doing that. It is really fine since I needed to start getting more miles in for TourdeCure and RAGBRAI. It was a bummer to be sidelined for Geist, but it was also a pretty warm day, so maybe I am ok with the medical deferral to next year ;). It was fun to be there when some of the faster runners came in, though. This week I did get my tri kit for the Runner's Forum tri team and that was cool. I have tested it on a ride already and it seems great. I also found out that I have been invited to Team Aquaphor through Active Ambassadors. I need to get my paperwork in tomorrow and then things should start rolling. I think it will be a positive experience. At this time I don't see any reason why I can't still train for the full for Monumental. Obviously we'll have to see how the stress fracture heals, but as long as I am careful with the comeback all should be well.

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Vision 2020

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