okay this ain't so bad...but, um how many days can i swim?

okay, so day 1 of no running, after a night of no running and most definitley no drinkin'!!!
and yeah, that was dumb, i know, i know the physio said no running, and that this hamstring thing's gonna take 6 to 8 weeks to heel...that's 42 to 56 days...that means back to what i'm used to by at the very least that's november 26th (wow party time!!!..mark that date down!)...wonderful thing is, well, um, i turn 50 thirty five days after that...wow huh???
anyway, running last night was either a waste of time, or a wake up call...no, i can't run a painless 8k....but oh well, hit the kinsmen weight room and the pool this morning, bought a few pool toys, so i guess i can play in the water for a while, will get the mtn bike out for as much stuff as i can..and just do the exersizes and stretches as the physio insists, and hope for the best..i guess the older you get, the longer it takes to heal (a broken heart?)...but there's not much on the race calender for the next while (maybe the resolution run on my b-day, jan 1st might be a good place to start)..and while i was thinking of a spring marathon in calgary, screw it, i'm gonna focus on just tri's until next august 30th, then may head back to victoria or somewhere else in the fall for the full meal deal...but for now, relax, paint the trim on the house, finish that %$#@!!! bathroom., maybe sell one more bike, buy myself a new machine, and maybe plan on a string vacation with the family somewhere next year......i don't know, liked that weight room stuff though....oh well, on ward and up ward!

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