Post Badger week

Sunday post race Picking up the story at 7-8am when I woke up in the tent. Still shivering!  Feet swollen, blisters bad but intact, stomach not wanting anything at all. But otherwise doing great, considering.  Went to brekkie with my sis' family, had two eggs drizz'd with ketchup and maple syrup. Just easy calories. Then back to watch Lev finish his race.

The original plan was that I'd be too tired to drive, but it turned out I was the awake one so I drove Lev back to home. We stopped at a Coldstone (chocolate + marshmallow yum!), didn't find cheese curds, and had a good ride back. He continued to STL, and I stayed in IL. Kept my feet up as I could but moved as I could too, knowing it was good for me. Slept damned good that night!

Monday Day at home! Did very little, tried to eat more but ended up still eating dairy, eggs, nibbles of ham, ketchup and mayo (wtf?), what else...?  Feet still so swollen the bones aren't visible. I drained the blisters last night and that really helped take the pressure off. Still walking bad, my right leg wont' fully straighten out yet but I'm working on stretching it. Spend day w mom at dining room table and did my August journal pages.

Tried a dinner of chicken thigh, potato, carrot, ketchup and mustard and mayo, and yogurt and felt sick. Hmm.

Tuesday Drive back to STL, similar symptoms as yesterday. But my right leg now mostly back to full stretch, but still tighter than the left side. Bought rice cereal and yogurt and eggs for the week, I think that's all I'm going to eat for now. Picked up Sugar, watered garden, found monarch eggs at home and at the Litchfield area rest stop. To bed. Slept good again.

Wednesday Back to work, too tired to bike in so I did the drive/bike from Forest Park. That felt OK. My mood is up and down, as expected. My leg is much better and I look normal (I think anyway) when I walk. Tired day, but full day at work. Made the mistake of buying more rice cereal at SAL on the way home and then made a dinner of it. Not good for me.

Thursday Joined the group at Fo Pa and walked with Sugar instead. My feet are almost normal feeling (the right heel still a bit pained) but I'm having random pains here and there a lot. Having some head space issues, thinking that I'm too tired for this, and that the Hennepin race might be my last. Geez don't make any major decisions in this mental state!

Friday BIKE COMMUTE 9.2 miles  Swelling finally down in my legs and feet, but still weak-feeling. Very flat energy on the bike, but otherwise OK. Just happy to be moving again. My energy is still very up and down, good one hour and low the next. Still eating rice, eggs, protein powder, piece of mozzarella, yogurt. Still flat tummy with no swelling or pain. Huh.

Was I really thinking that Hennepin could be my last big race? Did I mean running? Cuz there's lots of centuries and Fondos out there too. What about Ironman? Yeah, no big decisions right now.

My right leg is still tighter than the left, I did the Hips 7- Ways this morning and now have a focal sore spot on the right side at the trochanter area. The groin injury and possible adductor injury still there, but not as noticeable because I'm not walking fast. I did jog a few steps this morning across Jefferson with the doggie and certainly felt it. Oi.

Thinking about a hike tomorrow, duh, because injured?! What? Well I gotta do something.