Training Log Archive: possum

Met Dick and Nick for the at the YHEC state champs. We ran the orienteering event. This year I made up a written test, similar to what they would have at nationals, to add to their compass work in the field. Last year, a boy from Kansas took second place, and probably would have won had he had some experience with map reading. My left shoulder and right hand were messed up from whatever it is that I have.

After recycling, Elray and I walked at the Riverfront trail to the road and back. I'm feeling a bit better.

I had another really bad night with little sleep because my shoulder was really hurting, and it has gone beyond Aleve. So I went to the doctor today. My doctor is on vacation, so I saw one of her colleagues who seemed very competent. She thinks I have a torn rotator cuff, and is getting the insurance ok for an MRI. She thinks that surgery would probably be the way to go, because I am so active "for your age". We are back down to discomfort now, but I got a prescription for generic Vicodin for the next flare-up. What I had in the house is left over from 2009 when I had my lung surgery, and I had never taken any of it.

Workout with Jared. Today my shoulder again feels ok, so we mostly worked on the shoulders, and discussed what it might be. I have some good range of motion exercises for the shoulders. We also talked about how my upper back has started aching if I go past an hour (just for my last two events).

Last evening, my right shoulder started hurting again. It kept me up most of the night. I'm back on Aleve, but it's painful. I went to 9Round and did what I could, and skipped what I couldn't. No plank or pushup positions. I did jacks with feet only. Shelby was the trainer, and she gave me some good modifications. So I got a workout in, and my shoulder doesn't feel any worse (or better).

Really hot out, even this early. We went to Mack Porter and walked the woods loop, because it is about one-half shaded. They haven't turned the water on in the park, so Elray can't get a drink, so we just ambled and I let her do lots of sniffing.

Jesse James Park going counter-clockwise and including the east side loop.
Really hot even this early in the morning. My shoulder is almost completely healed up from whatever it was, but the groin pull on my left side that I had about two weeks ago woke me up in the night. It isn't really hurting, just some discomfort when my leg goes forward. I need to figure out what is causing these weird problems. I had to take steroids a few months ago to heal up the mystery hives, and the doctor put me on a new medication about a month ago. It must be time to reread the inserts.

Watkins Mill. We went clockwise, because there are three water fountains during the first 2 km, but none after that. Then it turned out that two were not operational. I took it pretty slow and easy after almost experiencing heat stroke yesterday. Elray was really good.