The last week in Spokane has been gorgeous - temps in the 80s and sun! We got out for a hard group ride this morning, which I followed up with a nap in my sunny hammock. My thesis is still not complete, so I am working on it each weekend, and as much as possible during the week. I started a new job two weeks ago at Commercial Creamery, so my thesis work time is restricted during the week.
Ted and I are both healing pretty well and back to riding regularly. I started PT several weeks ago and it has really been helping. Basically, the muscles on the left side of my back have not been efficiently recruited in quite some time, so they are very weak in comparison to the right side. My exercises are helping with these recruitment issues. For the first 2 weeks after starting PT, the left side of my back would fatigue within 30 minutes of starting to ride, almost to the point of cramping. That has significantly decreased in the last week or 2. I almost feel like I'll be able to train like everyone else this time around! Yay!
