When I last wrote, almost a year and one-half ago, I expressed the hope the hope that 2019 would be a “re-building” year. It hasn’t completely worked out that way. In short, my time as a runner is over — although I’ve been working on shifting to other forms of exercise, mostly biking. The end of running — at least the acknowledgement of it — came slowly. I continued to train through 2019, but it came harder and harder. Runs themselves — mostly short, perhaps a mile or two, went well, but were followed by intense pain in my feet. …
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So. I was gone longer than I expected. Mostly illness and injury. The severe gout which came on at my Father’s funeral last July has recurred countless times since then. I’ve been working with a Rheumatologist since around the beginning of the year to try and tame it — not quite successful, although I’ve been able to go for a few short walk/runs to try and get back into the habit. Same with my back, where some sort of a strain deep in the muscle seems to have mostly given way to physical therapy. There are no secrets, it’s just …
As I write this, I’m some 36,000 feet over Kansas, heading into Colorado. I’m on my way to San Francisco, a waypoint on my voyage to Sydney. While there, I’ll be presenting at my employer’s security conference on a variety of topics, as well as meeting with clients. After a week – mostly work, although I’ve managed to coordinate my schedule so I can spend the weekend in Sydney – I’ll head to Mumbai, via a very brief stop in Singapore. Once there, I’ll do it all again, then continue on to Newark, then back home. A trip around the …