Next Saturday

Only 1 week to go till the Coast to Coast in Scotland!! Check out the website for more information: http://www.scotlandcoasttocoast.com/

Gluten Free in Denver

Its been a while since writing anything here - I've had a few things to sort out! Basically have been feeling really ill and tired ever since returning from Africa. The two races I attempted (Tour Divide and Breckenridge 100) turned out to be the most difficult and exhausting things I have ever done because of this. I was initially advised that I just needed to give my body time to recover. So I tried resting up but that didn't really seem to help. Eventually went for loads of tests here in Denver and have just been diagnosed with Tropical Sprue, which is a disease very like Coeliac disease which prevents the absorption of nutrients in the stomach and intestines. Kind of explains a lot - especially the stomach pains and the chronic fatigue. So - this means a gluten free diet and antibiotics for the next 6 months or so!! The good news is that I started the diet a few days ago and already am beginning to feel a lot better - hopefully when I start the antibiotics tomorrow I will feel even more so!

I still plan to participate in the Coast to Coast Race across Scotland next week (September 17) - though it will probably be a bit of a struggle still. Then when I return to Denver I can now think about doing some local races - which was what I had originally planned to be doing all this summer!!

As well as this I am working on my truck and getting ready to start work on the ski slopes in November. Check in for further updates and to see how I get on in Scotland. Looking forward to seeing some fellow TDA'ers there as well!!