Training Log Archive: BorisGr

Event: Jukola 2016
 

Thank you everyone for your support during and after my surgery!! It has been great to hear from orienteering friends from around the world!

I am feeling better and more mobile today. The main pain is from the incision, while the nerve pain that the surgery was for seems to be mostly gone, though I won't know for sure until I am off pain killers in a week or so. Today the bandage came off and I even showered and joined Alli and Barney for a short venture outside.

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Still at home today, with Alli taking care of me. I was pretty feverish last night, but it seems to have dropped off in the morning. I can get up and walk around and stand, as well as sit for stretches of time. Transitions between positions are the hardest.

Some good news today: the Swedish WOC Team was announced today, and Albin Ridefelt is on it, running middle distance. Albin was 14 when I moved to Uppsala in 2005. At one of my first trainings, a clubmate turned to me and said, pointing to little Albin, "Watch this kid. He will be something special." And he is. Besides being a tremendous orienteer, he is one of the most friendly, open, and down to earth people I know, and I could not be happier for him. This weekend he will be anchoring Linne's team at Jukola, and I'll be cheering for them.

Went and got back surgery today. Pretty helpless at the moment. Alli is being incredible at taking care of me.

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