Again I find myself guilty of not blogging for far too long. I've had
plenty to talk about lately but always seem to get sidetracked when it
comes to putting electrons on the screen. Today I set a mini goal of GET
STUFF DONE, which includes this post. Groceries have been purchased,
bills have been paid, mild cleaning accomplished and laundry is
spinning, time to journal. As a bonus I get to write while listening to
a brand new record which just arrived in the mail!
A
couple of weeks ago I hiked the Skyline Trail in Jasper with Sifu
Robinson and a couple of his friends. It was a great time had by all. It
felt great to be back in the mountains breathing fesh air and sweating
on rocks. It was also my first and probably last multi day backpacking
trip of the year, which makes me kind of sad. I definitely didn't get
out as much as I usually do. It was a pleasant trip down memory lane as I
had hiked this same trail before in my teenage years. The only bad of
the trip: I positively destroyed my right knee. It was the first time
I've ever experienced knee problems to that degree and it has me
worried. I hope it was an anomaly caused by a combination of overdoing
it and extra weight. The first day might of killed it since we hiked
about 22km with 600m of elevation gain.
In all the trip was around 46km long which pads the numbers nicely.
My
knee and calves were out of commission for the first half of the
following week. I felt decent enough for some dragon dance practices by
Thursday. I was only mildly wounded before the dragon dance demo which
by the way went very well. Kudos to everyone for coming together for the
practices and the awesome performance. I am quite proud of having been
the head for three performances now without completely screwing up and
ruining everything. After the dragon dance demo I was surprised to find
my left leg was really hurting. This time it was the outside of the leg
below the knee all the way to my ankle. My lower legs have been touchy
since then so I've been trying to take it easy and let them heal. Thank
you Sihing Donohue for the vet wrap, I'll have some on for the next
practice.
Oh and I pulled a muscle in my bicep throwing
elbows at Fridays class. All in all I feel awfully broken these days
and its annoying. I decided today to try and book a physio appointment
to have the legs and my finger looked at. I've never been to a
physiotherapist but work covers it and now is a good a time as any.
Sifu Jesse Wetter
http://liveforeverordieintheattempt.blogspot.ca/
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