From KT – July 5

Good Morning to the Good People of the DaVita Village,

Quick one, because yesterday was supposed to be a vacation day and I ended up working 4 hours, so I am in the doghouse.

As was mentioned in one of the earliest Mayor Journal entries, right now I have left knee issues (result of cartilage tear and surgery a few years ago), labrum tears in left shoulder, costochondritis or something like that in my left rib cage, and some achilles tendon issues.  Yikes.  Anyway the knee issues have kept me from running for quite a few years, but I went and got an MRI, increased our understanding of the issues, and am starting focused rehab to try to get me back on the trails.

Yesterday I had a wonderful time hitting the trails with Joe Mello (okay okay, I know I am supposed to wait to run until after the rehab, but let’s call it a scouting mission).  5 miles, 65 minutes, 900 feet of vertical, all dirt trails.  Later … I was a happy but aching boy.  I was feeling so good I did 40 minutes of stretching and rehab, my best ever in MTM.  Later today I will get a massage – don’t get the wrong idea, this is not a “feel-good-rub-your-temples” massage, this is a painful “let’s find the pressure points in your muscles and push them hard to release them” torture session.  But it should help my legs recover from the other stuff, and reduce the chance of injury.

I had a diet mtn dew yesterday.  Have to admit it tasted wonderful!  And I needed it after staying up until 2 am with my friend who has a lot going on.

I doubt I am losing any weight.  With 10 people here, the evening dinners are long and meandering events, with appetizers, beer and wine, desserts, lots of foods, etc.  Double Yikes.

Today I am starting with an hour’s work, with a little rehab thrown in.  Then a road bike ride with Joe; 5 miles, 2000 feet of vertical.  Then a hike with our two spouses.  After that a short hike and picnic lunch with my 23 year old daughter, who is with us this weekend along with 2 of her friends.  We find our kids visit us much more if we invite their friends, and that way we get to know them as well!  At every other dinner I do “table questions”, wherein I ask questions about serious stuff that everyone at the table must answer.  The other night it was “What do you most look forward to over the next 12 months?”  The answers led to some great conversations, for the 10 of us it took 2 hours.

Good luck on your goals today!  Please picture 5,200 of us cheering you on!

One for All ….. KT