I am having surgery tomorrow to correct a deviated septum. While the surgery is minor, it is painful – worse than that – I am not allowed to run for two weeks or cycle for a week. The upside for me is that my deviated septum has gotten so bad that it restricts my ability to breathe in while I am doing distance running or cycling on hills or sprints.
I scheduled my surgery for two days after I ran the Georgetown, Colorado to Idaho Springs, CO half marathon. I finished in 1 hour 46 minutes and 26 seconds, not bad for someone who turned 68 this past April. I am looking forward to an even better time once I can run again. I am thinking of doing the Denver Half in October, before returning to Austin.
I will most likely not be blogging but I look forward to receiving your posts. Endeavor to persevere!
Passing Through . . . . 
Wish you good luck and a fast recovery!
Best of luck Richard and a quick recovery 🙂
Wishing you good as new with this surgery…and fast recovery:)
Well we will just have to wait until you recover..I look forward to 62..time for me to get in shape..Take care and speedy recovery…
Good luck with the surgery. Based on my experience, I would certainly agree that being able to breathe in is a good thing!
I hope and wish your surgery went well. Get well soon dear Richard, Love, nia
It went very well. Very little pain, though I could not breathe through my nose until the synthetic swabs were removed – I did not sleep for 3 nights. Now all is well. Thank you for your comment.
Nia: I have not read any of your posts for quite a while. Are you ok?
Trusting that your surgery was successful and you are recovering very well. You are an impressive person with all that you do and are passionate about!
~Wendy
It was successful and I am able to get back to cycling though I will not be able to run for another week. Thank you for your comment.
Hope you’re feeling better now. Cheers
I am. I can breathe a lot better now.