This was a hard effort. Massive PR by 17 sec. This one will be hard to top.
2.5 mile mountain bike sprint - Laurel Branch Trl
Time - 9:21
Avg speed - 14.3 mphMax HR - 177
HR over 156 - 9:51 (inc 1 min recovery at end)
HR over 170 - 3:53
Avg HR - 166
I hit the turnaround at 9:56 about 4 sec faster than last PR.
Have been eating more meat (chicken breast) lately. Weight holding steady in the 142s. Doing daily strength so seeing a little difference.
For whatever reason, my MRCP / MRI read may take another week. I've never known a report to take this long. I really think this Vanderbilt medical center isn't what it used to be. When it was a single centralized teaching hospital back in the day, it was top notch. Now it has taken over numerous other smaller hospitals and facilities, it's losing quality for quantity. I may look elsewhere in the future. The Vanderbilt medical name was always very well respected. Notsomuch now, judging by online reviews.
The weather has been awesome so far, cool for this time of year but a heat wave hits on Sunday and continues without rain for about 4 days, temperatures in the lower 90ºs... which means near 100º in the cities.
I expect I'll be swimming and water running everyday beginning Monday.
Yesterday before my bike climb, I did an 80yd sprint on the track. It felt ok. Kind of chompin to get back to some limited running. Maybe do some drills and high knee runs in the heat next week
If you are basing it on the MRI read, then it is the opposite of what you are thinking. In lower tier hospitals ever radiologist reads everything for cost efficiency. In premier institutions they have dedicated radiologists for various modalities and sub specialties. And if they are short staffed due to vacations it will sit. The radiologist here is the key specialist that you need - I think you can test assured that their protocols will deliver an accurate high quality assessment. Be patient.
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