Post Farmdale recovery week

Monday spent the day with Mom
Tuesday spent the day with Michelle, saw Dave and Gramma too
Wednesday drove back to StL and to my doggie, walked 10K steps and it was just fine
Thursday BIKE COMMUTE 9.5 miles, back to work!

Recovery is going great, but I have a craving and an itch that has not been satisfied. And that's defining how I think, act, and plan. I've found a redemption race (admit, I found it Sunday!) and I'm thinking all over it. Turning the idea on all sides, calculating costs, planning, asking, emailing, Googling...

Aside from that, my appetite returned to normal today even though my gut is still getting there. My stomach and gut is doing surprising well, Monday I ate a burger and some fries that sat like rocks in my gut the rest of the day. Not sure if that's more of the "shut off gut" that I get post race? Or just the food itself? I've been foam rolling but it's not showing much benefit nor does it seem to find pained muscles.

I haven't unpacked my race gear bag yet. It's sitting on the guest bed, waiting to see what happens. The box of nutrition, the bee gear, my lights, a few other things. I'm mostly unpacked but this drop bag waits.

I have a small 'aches and pains' list, here's what I think and how they are progressing:
1. Left hip/groin: Adductor longus? this quit hurting by Monday even though the muscle was still weak. It was uncomfortable to climb stairs and hurt to stretch. Given how fast it quit burning like it did during the race I'm comfortable in saying it was extreme muscle fatigue.

2. Left knee, low under knob of joint, medial, pez anserinus: My compression socks I think are to blame on this, and I've been wearing them since the race. Thursday (today) was the first day without them. It only hurts to bend the knee, and it's not really a hurt. It's a tight, pulled feeling. It's irritated but not torn. Of the three injuries, this one showing least healing progress but keep in mind I've been wearing the socks causing the issue until last night.

3. Right shin: very painful after the race and through Tuesday. Starting Weds it was only when I dorsi flexed my right foot. Today the same, but much better. Improved a lot!

I woke up stiff and sore, but as soon as I started walking it got better. Now I can walk normally and stairs and more tiring than painful. My bike commute was OK, some right shin pain if I stretched during the pedal cycle. Tonight after work I plan to work through a foam roll and stretch routine.