Post surgery and training for the Atacama Desert

The reality of surgery is that you jump at the chance to have it when it's offered. That said, a serious surgical procedure undertaken just a couple months before a major expedition is intimidating.

It was the same last year with the Siberian Express expedition. That one concerned me more as the pain was so intense that I had great trouble training adequately and had concerns about how the arm would handle 50km-60km trekking and running a day pulling a 110lb sled. It worked out in the end but the whole ordeal was unnerving.

This time around the pain is far less severe and I'm back on my feet after only a couple days.
My 2:15hr run yesterday was more tiring than it would have been under normal circumstances but anything over 2hrs exhausts me anyway. I ran with a pack weighted down with 15lbs of rocks which, surprisingly, didn't hurt the arm. It gave me enough confidence to do it again today for another 1:45hr.

Atacama training is building and I'm psyched. Ray and I are finalizing the route and love the idea of following in the footsteps of ancients!!