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mikeramsey

Plano, TX
Single, Male, 51 years old
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About mikeramsey

Rode on a bike everywhere as a kid, was a lifeguard and played some water polo in college, and started running to lose weight from my first desk job. Watched Julie Moss crawl her way to the '82 IM finish, and said "I want to do that". So I became a triathlete.

Became a decent age grouper in the '80s, and then dropped out to raise my son. Was talked into joining the Brian Loncar Racing team in '07, and am enjoying getting back into the sport and the people I like to hang out with.

Now it's a gamble whether I'll do better in the 50+ or the Clydesdale division; having to choose one or the other in most races, sometimes I do better with the old guys, and sometimes I do better with the big guys. I love it when there are age group breakdowns in the Clydes; I do OK then.

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Posted by mikeramsey on 11/15/2008 at 8:34 PM

Rode to the gym and swam a couple thousand yards. Cold day, but donned my cool weather gear for the 16 mile round trip. Interesting experience in the pool. The strokes were seemingly effortless, long, slow pulls, with the water feeling as if it were moving past me, instead of me through it. The water flowed past my hands the way it felt as a kid when I put my hand out the car window on the highway. I think that's the way swimming is supposed to feel.

Posted by mikeramsey on 11/12/2008 at 8:39 PM

Ran this evening, and I mean really ran, not that ugly shuffling motion I was doing Sunday night. Literally ran into the sunset. What a great way to get back to running; no pain and a beautiful sunset to entertain me. One good thing about having had severe knee pain for a couple of months; my form is better, having had to protect it, and now I'm much more up on my toes and using muscles instead of cartilage for cushioning. I'll see what I can do over the next few weeks.

Posted by mikeramsey on 11/4/2008 at 10:20 PM

What a turnaround over the past few days. Rode a fairly hard 50 Saturday, ran a slow 2 miles Sunday. Rode to work Monday and pushed a reallly big gear. Rode to work today and then did a spin class before riding home in the dark (yes, I have lights). And the knee gets better every day. No pain at all today, despite really cranking hard in spin class, and sprinting in a big gear from work to the gym. I'm tired, but in that good way, you know?

Posted by Keith Fulenwider on 10/28/2008 at 8:37 PM

Wow, what a crazy few days with the knee! I hope it heals without any surgery.

Posted by Keith Fulenwider on 10/27/2008 at 1:28 PM

I don't know if he's in your plan, but he was in mine - Shawn Bonsell with Sports Medicine Clinic of North Texas - I went to him with a calf problem and did 3 weeks of physical therapy and was good as new! And, he's a triathlete. Check him out at:
http://www.smcnt.com/bonsell.php

Posted by mikeramsey on 10/26/2008 at 4:43 PM

OK. Done for the season. The knee wins, I lose. Anybody know a good knee doctor that's in my health plan? :)

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