September 8, 2009
continuing to improve
It looks like my last post disappeared… To recap, I did relatively well in the 50-mile charity bike ride in July. It wasn’t a race, per se, but I did finish in the top 20 (maybe 15) out of several hundred riders (maybe well over 1000?). So I guess I’m recovering just fine. I seem to have pretty much all my strength back but definitely still have range-of-motion issues. I can kick to the head just fine to the front (jodan maegeri) but almost all other kicks are a struggle to get above waist/belt height. I can move lots of weight on the machines at the gym but my range is limited. I feel some aching in my hips (both of them, but more left (artificial side) than the right) after doing harder workouts. But it’s much better than it was a year or two ago. MUCH better…