Saturday, September 1, 2018

Injury Update

Its been almost 2 months since my crash. I got out of the sling after six long weeks. I hate the sling. I have had three rotator cuff surgeries on my right shoulder and have spent way to much time in a sling. I start PT in 10 days and am really hoping this improves my metal state and desire to prepare to get back on the bike. I was getting on the trainer a little but its been on weeks and really don't have any desire. I just want to go play on my bike! I want to feel the joy it brings, the suffering of breathing hard, the triumphant feeling of success and the release that focus brings. I miss my bike. I miss riding with Jennifer, Bobby and Paul. I miss meeting new people to with. I miss my solo rides. I miss the commitment to pushing myself. I miss filming and editing. I miss my bike. I miss my rides. 

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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Recovery Update

Jennifer is healing fast and has great range of motion. She has started PT and will progress quickly. I am waiting to see the DR. on Friday to find out my next steps.  I am really really hoping for good news. It is really a struggle at times to do anything and I have yet to make any progress. I do feel pretty motivated but the boredom is soul sucking.  Paul has taken over some of the filming for videos and Jacks video came out great. I am really looking forward to riding with him and watching him progress. It will probably be late fall before I am back on the Bike.


Monday, July 2, 2018

Sam Hill 510 Shoes

Picked up a pair of the Sam Hill shoes because I was having a ton of foot pain. I started looking for a stiffer shoe and the Sam Hill's fit the bill. Normally I ride the FiveTen's Freerides and love them but my feet have been taking a pounding riding DH every weekend. After the 3 day and 86 mile Bike n Brew I was wrecked from top to bottom. After a week of recovery my feet were stilled killing me. So after one ride at Killington I can say no increase (not none) foot pain. The shoes are wide which makes pedal placement difficult, which should not be a thing a few more rides in. The stiffness kills sensitivity which is pretty important to me but not at the cost of crazy sore feet all the time. I love the protection of the toe box, feels like steel toes boots. I will be saving these for days at the DH Park as they are heavy and really designed as a gravity shoe. Ill UPDATE in the future after I get some more rides in.

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