Recovering

Let the recovery begin. I had one last lake swim before leaving Lake Placid. The cold water felt so good on my achy bones but I had little aerobic capacity to swim far. Still, it was an enjoyable ice bath.

Arrived home yesterday, went to the doctor for what I thought would be a simple fix to a little infection and ended up being sent to a general surgeon for an in-office surgical procedure. I'll spare the details other than to say that I have a drain in my leg now, thus, swimming, biking and running may be out for the next several days--of course, in the case of my knee this may not be such a bad thing. I have to say while I don't typically care for pharmaceuticals once again I'm happy to also have a prescription for some substantive antibiotics. Meanwhile, I'm not sure whether the original infection or the solution is more painful.

Do not let this discourage you from endurance sports. In my view, the finish is priceless. I might draw the line at losing my face.