Update

Hi everyone,

I haven't really updated anyone on how my life and training have been since my season finished. I took a little well needed break once the season ended to refocus and recover from a gruelling summer of racing. The break was exactly what I needed. Unfortunately once I started running again I fell off my bike while biking to a friend's house. I got some pretty nasty road rash on one side and I dislocated my shoulder on my left side. To tell you the truth I wasn't even sure that I had dislocated my shoulder. It was a subluxation, meaning it popped back in right away.
The crash happened on a Sunday night. My road rash hurt a lot on Sunday so I was mostly focused on caring for that and was unaware I had dislocated my shoulder. I woke up Monday morning and went for a run. My shoulder hurt a bit but I didn't think much of it, I thought I was just stiff from the crash. After my run I went to school and it wasn't until the end of the day, shoulder aching that I had realized I needed to get it checked out. I went to the pool to talk to Andrew, my new swim coach, and told him about the crash and how bad my shoulder was hurting. Finally with his suggestion I went to the doctor on Tuesday. They told me 6 weeks out of the water and 2 weeks at least in the sling/no running. I'm going onto week three on Sunday but trying to stay optimistic.
I'm doing everything I can to recover fast with a lot of physiotherapy and exercises. I'm still in the sling everyday now but I do have full range of motion again. I hope to be in the pool in another 3 or 4 weeks with a strong shoulder that won't pop out again. Thank you to the people that already know that have been keeping my mind in the right place and for talking me through my first major injury. I really appreciate all of the support I am getting from my family, friends, teammates, coaches, the physiotherapist and doctor at Mac.

Reid

Here I am trying to be optimistic.