Some of you know that, after a certain incident while ice skating with my kids last year on New Year's Eve, I was presented with this new accessory by the VGH surgical team. I've been told that it is typically installed on the dominant foot of cyclists for added power on those big hills.
January 2nd 2008---->
It didn't slow me down too much though. Three months later, I was back on Cypress mountain cross country skiing. Later, in May, I was cycling with friends in Boulder Colorado. Still I had that nagging feeling that keeping those screws and plates embedded in my ankle would not be good for me in the long run. Besides, all of that "power assist hardware" might give me an unfair advantage over my other GearUp4CF cycling team members when we climb up those mountain passes this summer!So, yesterday, I had it taken out. Ouch. Actually, it wasn't so bad. It's only a day later, and I'm already walking around unassisted and without so much as a Tylenol. I suppose having a rather high pain threshold bodes well for a successful ride in June. At any rate, thanks to the great surgical team at UBC Hospital, I will be back on the road cycling within a couple of weeks. And then the REAL training begins.
<----March 30th 2008
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