Apparently some guy having a heart attack took precedence over my petty problems. Or at least the damn doctor thought so, since he called to reschedule my appointment. I'm talking of course about the cardiologist I was supposed to see today.
Oh well. I guess that's fair. I would hate for someone to die just so that I can continue my quest for another ironman. And the reality is that there is probably greater risk to my plans if I do see him. You know how doctors are? "If it hurts when you do that, stop doing that!"
And the nice lady promised me that next week he's not on call, and so my new appointment will go forward for sure.
The funny thing is that the phone rang while I was riding my bike, and I took the call only because I was hoping it was the eye doctor. The timing was actually good, since it was long ride day, and I was a bit pressed for time. My ride was going well at the time, and after the call I even pushed a bit harder.
So all is reasonably well, despite the missed appointment. I'm still feeling kinda shaky emotionally, but I can't complain too much, at the risk of hearing from brother John. As Elly likes to say, he's my "challenge" support. Too bad that kind of support is so much easier to give than to receive, eh!
So long ride day got me up to 3 hours, and I feel good about that. Considering that it is my 3rd ride in 4 days, and that I generated more average power for 2 1/2 hours than I did over one hour on each of the previous rides, you can see why I'm happy about it. At the very least, it implies a complete recovery from my long Saturday run.
And I think the best way to stay positive is to focus on my riding. After all, Ironman rules say that the only way to do the bike portion is on a bike, but the marathon can be ran, walked, or crawled!!
Maybe
Game on!
computrainer 3 hours, 2 1/2 @ 163 watts
...I like this one...
"There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth."---Charles Dickens
Love
Peter
Oh well. I guess that's fair. I would hate for someone to die just so that I can continue my quest for another ironman. And the reality is that there is probably greater risk to my plans if I do see him. You know how doctors are? "If it hurts when you do that, stop doing that!"
And the nice lady promised me that next week he's not on call, and so my new appointment will go forward for sure.
The funny thing is that the phone rang while I was riding my bike, and I took the call only because I was hoping it was the eye doctor. The timing was actually good, since it was long ride day, and I was a bit pressed for time. My ride was going well at the time, and after the call I even pushed a bit harder.
So all is reasonably well, despite the missed appointment. I'm still feeling kinda shaky emotionally, but I can't complain too much, at the risk of hearing from brother John. As Elly likes to say, he's my "challenge" support. Too bad that kind of support is so much easier to give than to receive, eh!
So long ride day got me up to 3 hours, and I feel good about that. Considering that it is my 3rd ride in 4 days, and that I generated more average power for 2 1/2 hours than I did over one hour on each of the previous rides, you can see why I'm happy about it. At the very least, it implies a complete recovery from my long Saturday run.
And I think the best way to stay positive is to focus on my riding. After all, Ironman rules say that the only way to do the bike portion is on a bike, but the marathon can be ran, walked, or crawled!!
Maybe
Game on!
computrainer 3 hours, 2 1/2 @ 163 watts
...I like this one...
"There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth."---Charles Dickens
Love
Peter
Damn! Next week it is then!
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