New Ailments

The poison ivy is subsiding, but there is still some itching in the spots that were the most affected. I also still have a bunch of little bumps on my legs. These are getting better slowly. I bought and used the $29/ounce poison ivy scrub and that seemed to actually be my savior. I have had poison ivy contact in the past but never this bad. 

My new problem is a swelled up knee. This was preceded by a slight and occasional "popping" of the knee. It felt like my knee was slightly going in and out of joint. I wasn't concerned because it happen only once in a while and it didn't hurt. It was more of an annoyance. Then last tuesday it just swelled up. Not huge like a grapefruit, but big enough to notice. I did the ice-heat thing that night and have been wearing an elastic brace at work. I notice that any lateral movement causes discomfort. I didn't ride all week until last night. It was fine on the ride and no addition swelling after. It does seem to be getting better.

I have my second road race on sunday. It's a shorter race but I'm still looking forward to going. I'll have to make sure I stay near the front. The shorter distance will mean faster speeds and it will be easier to get dropped if you don't ride smart. I'm going to hope for improvement over the last race and shoot for a top 15 finish.