How quickly things change

The last time I checked in I was having some good runs....well so much for that. Within the past week, I have had some back issues which is resulting in surgery tomorrow afternoon. So with that said triathlon season is definitely not going to happen and more than likely my attempt for a 1/2 marathon is also probably not going to happen.

Going forward I'm going to be using this blog to keep everyone up to date on getting back on track with my fitness. I will attempt to do a weekly post on how that is going.

The Doctor has told me that I won't need formal physical therapy but wants me to start walking as soon as possible and swim. Swim.....really...my nemesis. Ok no problem doc. I'll walk as much as I can and will swim as much as I can in order to get my fitness life back together.

So the rest of 2012 will be about getting healthy, fit and at racing weight and figuring out which races I will tackle in Texas for 2013!

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