March 24th - Chicks Dig Scars

Today was another great day and the recovery seems to be moving along in leaps and bounds.  I had a great ride this morning after church and did 35 minutes on the bike.  I decided it was time to switch back to cycling shorts and believe me, my crotch was quite happy with me.  I also started to feel like a real cyclist again.  Since I increased the time yesterday, I figured it was safe to increase the resistance today.  After warming up in the small ring, I switched to the big ring and did the rest of the ride in the 25 tooth gear.  It was great to work up a real sweat and get an actual cardio workout. 

I also increased the time of my walk today.  Kelly and I went out for 45 minutes and it was even better than yesterday's walk.  I had no pain from the beginning for the entire walk and it was at an even faster pace than yesterday too. 

Finally, I decided it was time to get rid of the last of the Steri-strips on my knee.  Looks like I'll end up with a scar about 4 inches long down the front of my knee.  You can also tell that almost all of the swelling is gone and my knee is starting to look like an actual knee again.  There is some swelling behind the kneecap and it makes for a weird feeling every now and then. 

Here's the rest of the workout for the day:
Core 10x25
Planks 4x45sec