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Updates and upcoming races

– Posted in: injury Looking Ahead sick

Just wanted to catch you up on what's happening with me. In the last two weeks, I've been dealing with a bunch of issues, it seems. First, I've had these nagging injuries that don't all seem to want to go away. Two weeks ago I went for a bike ride on Tuesday night and followed [...]

My Bout with Shingles

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It started with a tingling feeling in my back, exploded into a very uncomfortable rash, and then slowly got better after a few weeks.  The 'it' was Shingles, and wow it was rough.  Shingles is a re-emergence of chicken pox, caused by stress.  You can only get shingles if you have already had chicken pox, [...]

Still sick, but getting better

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Been down for the count most of the week.  No, not the Swine Flu (I think!), but just your garden variety head cold and nasal congestion.  I foolishly didn't let it stop me from playing in our opening night softball game on Wed (we won!) so my recovery is a little slower than anticipated.  As a [...]

Feeling a bit ill today

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Ugh.  Getting a sore throat today.  We'll see if it is just an annoying cold that runs its course quickly, or if it turns into a big deal.  All that Swine Flu news is certainly not making me feel any better!  Was planning to go to the pool to swim today.  Guess I'll skip it... [...]