Who really ever knows what the future holds right? And training obstacles are tough. I recently was challenged physically and mentally with something I never imagined happening, but that's how it usually goes. I had a swollen ankle for a few months and after getting an X-ray and MRI they said I had a benign tumor in my left ankle and needed it removed sooner then later.
This was very inconvenient for a few resason...The CF Open is going on currently and having the surgery meant not finishing all of the workouts. Another reason for inconvenience is the triathlon season coming up and not being able to train like I wanted the weeks before the season wasn't eactly what I had hoped for. I tried to delay the surgery and see what the doctor thought but after a lot of going back and forth, back and forth, and more back and forth and the doctor saying waiting until fall would NOT be a good idea I decided to go through with the surgery on March 22nd 2013. So here I sit typing this up in hopes when I look back on this and hit another bump in the road called life I can see how I coped and got through this rough time. Things can always be worse though. I am in a boot for 7 to 10 days before the sitches come out, once that happens I can start doing stuff!! It's only day 2 and I can hardly wait. I did a short core WOD today with some push ups which made me feel better. It's the little things and the mental games and tricks we play with ourselves that help get through times like this. In a way I feel like this is good for me, slowing down for a little while and focusing my energy on other things I neglect is always a positive, and I'm trying to focus on that. I mostly just don't like being restricted and being not in control of this "thing". But again I think it's maybe good for me to step back and say, hey if this is not in my control then I just have to make the best of what I do have instead of being too busy trying to control things I might not be able to at the moment. This little injury and control applies to many other aspects of my life and I think it's may be good for me to step back now and really slow down.
Everyone has been super super supportive. My family, friends, Gabe have been totally awesome, and I'm very very grateful for that. Otherwise we'll see what the future holds. I haven't been super happy with my own performance in the OPEN, yes I have gotten better, but there are still those movements (100lb snatch), muscle ups, which just hold me back from really separating myself. The team (Timbewolf CrossFit) is doing awesome though, and I've really tried to do my best to get more points for the team in order to qualify for Regionals rather then focusing too much on my own weaknesses. Although I know that if I could have done that muscle up in 13.3 I would have helped the team so much more, ug!!!
Triathlon season is going to happen the question is how much will I lose these next few weeks, I think June and July races are still on, but May will be a big question, which I am ok with. I just hope that pathology reports come back ok and I can move on from this.
Aside from my own issues, Kim has also beeing struggling with an injury in her ankle. She's going through some PT now and seems to be on the right track back, but again the trainign for her has also been subpar compared to last year. I keep thinking, we jsut can't compare last year to this year because every seconds of life is just so different, we just have to adapt and really try to make the best of it with support for others. Gabe also has been battleing a shoulder injury and although it seemed to have gotten better, he's not where he wants to be, so surgery might be in the near future for him.
All in all I think we'll all be ok, it's been nice watching a lot of movies with friends and having more time, but I'm sure I'll be ready to get back into training soon....Actually I already sorta am, but I do admit it's nice not running around with my head cut off day to day...;)
