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Injury and Recovery

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For five months, since my fall at a race, I've done physical therapy, steroid injections, back and core exercises, and limited running and working out.   Nothing seemed to bring relief.    Next week, I will have a surgical procedure to remove a piece of a disc in my lower back that appears to be pressing on the nerve leading into my right leg. The MRI’s, taken four months apart, have shown some positive changes in the disc injury but I’m still experiencing the symptoms of weakness and numbness in a portion of my right leg. The hope is that the feeling and strength will return to my leg and I'll be able to get back to running and lifting again after a couple months recovery and rehabilitation. This will impact my goals for early 2020, at a minimum, but I'm dedicated to the idea of full recovery. While I don't plan to make any short-sighted decisions, I will continue to challenge myself to do my best and push my limits when it is right to do so. I'
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Colorado Crossing 8 Mile Race Report

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Colorado Crossing is a great race that attracted my attention as soon as I read the description.   The idea of crossing the Colorado River during a race sounds like a lot of fun.   In 2018, the river was low, although it did rise during race weekend, and we crossed it on foot, which was super fun. Colorado Crossing 2019  PC: JJustice Photography In 2018, it was a two day event and on the first day, I ran with a small group of friends.   It was a lot of fun running and crossing the river with them.   On the second day, I ran at race effort and was very happy with my time and finish position. Colorado Crossing 2018 Group  PC: Trail Racing Over Texas For 2019, I began a hard press of local friends to come do the race with me.   I sold them hard on the idea of crossing the river in boats (this year, the plan was to have boats no matter the river level) and running in a group.   I promised that no one would run this race alone unless that is what they specifically wa
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