Knee

I am still playing it safe — not riding. My knee feels “ok”, but not 100%.

I’ve been reading over various journal entries and my logs from the past year. I relived the pain (mental anguish, not phyiscal pain) from those days of never ending knee problems.

I’ve been here many times before… “Oh it’ll just be a day or two until I’m back riding again.” “My knee doesn’t hurt very much, it will be fine if I just take a short while off.”

Reviewing past history, it is clear that I’ve always been wrong. Days turned into weeks, then often months. I’m not sure it’s ever been easy or quick.

Why am I such a retard?

But I remain optimistic. I’m smarter and have learned at least a little bit from my experiences. Maybe this time I’ll be back riding 2 hours earlier than I would have before. I’ll take 2 hours.

I actually did ride this morning, with Hottie, on her way to school. It was below freezing and we left before sunrise. My knee felt fine, but I was busy paying attention to my cold hands and face. It was easy spinning only…

Then I lifted weights (upper body only), and rollerbladed to/from school. Icing continues.

I’ll probably attempt a 1 hour ride tomorrow.