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In the throws of the deepness of a plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I thought it was time to check in albeit quickly. The accumulation of stress and perceived effort is real. I am making the leap from 70.3 to 140.6. I am hoping that I can keep on going with the recovery and get better at my body taking on the load. The current difficulty is I am a family first guy. So, like many others I am burning the wick at both ends to make this work.

The hardest part for me now is working through nutrition. I am playing with that to try and get visibility on how my body will react. On my run this week, I was grateful for a bathroom about 3 or so miles in. I’m sure the folks who used behind me were not as grateful as I was :)!

Overall, I am feeling quite good. I am fatigued tho and I can tell the bearing of the load is totally different than that of a 70.3. Anyway. Wanted to jump in and update and share two things below too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dealing with something<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The last 3 days have been a bit debilitating and crushing. Yesterday while at FanX though, I had a few glimpses of relief. On Thursday I think it was after a late night run I wok up stiff. It took me a minute or 10 to roll out of bed. I got the kiddos to their schools thru morning drop-offs, but something was off. Well it still is. As I write this on Sunday morning my left hand is very sore and I am struggling a bit to type with my left hand. My lower back was nearly seized. We have rubbed in Arnica, and CBD and I am doing hot cold stuff. I got on my bike for a few minutes on Thursday and called no joy within 5 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Medical History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Well my father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis right around 2000. I also found out that our family is riddled with many types of Auto Immune Disorders\/Diseases ranging from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Multiple Sclerosis<\/li>
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis<\/li>
  • Graves<\/li>
  • Hashimotos<\/li>
  • Lou Gehrig’s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    At this point I don’t know what it means, then last night at the gas station as we turned around back to the car because one of our favorite gas stations had plumbing problems. I rolled my left ankle on the edge of a sidewalk. So, here I am am weeks from my 140.6, we just committed to traveling to that happy place in Pasadena after the event, too. Thanks Karma, I’ve been trying to hard to turn inward and work on digging out and exposing my best self in all vectors of life. Regardless, I am grateful and quite frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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