The road to Ventoux - Part 7
Apologies for the rather unpleasant photograph! Since my last blog, I have not done a lot of training. This is because I have ended up having surgery on my knee. This involved an arthroscope being inserted into my knee under general anaesthetic and part of my cartilage being removed. It was a pretty quick operation and there were just two small scars, one on each side of my knee. I have recovered pretty quickly, being able to walk with minimal pain within a day. The surgeon was very bullish about me being able to return to static cycling, saying I could do this within 3 days of the operation! However, I chickened out and waited 5. So far, I have done three or four short rides. Unfortunately trying to cycle up any sort of incline, certainly early on in a ride, is pretty sore. As a result I have backed off a little – it is only two weeks since the operation today. Fingers crossed that I will be back in full training within the next couple, especially since I am supposed to be riding 100K or 100 miles in Newark on April 5th.
If you want to know what this blog is all about, go to Road to Ventoux. The aim is to raise money for the charity “Out of the Blues” that supports research into mood disorders.
If you want to sponsor me for my ride in Newark, or simply donate to Out of the Blues go to: https://outoftheblues.org/
If you want to sponsor or join me on my journey to become a “madman of Mont Ventoux”, then drop me an email at r.h.mcallister-williams@ncl.ac.uk.
Hamish McAllister-Williams