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Another Set Back

I had decided to not do the Rust Shaker as I was coming down with a cold or at least thought so.  The following Thursday (a week after the symptoms first appeared) I felt that I was loosing my voice.  Things were not getting better and my wife thought something was not right just by looking at me.  I also felt that something was not right.  I called my Dr. and got in that morning.  The Dr. checked me over and I was diagnosed with Pneumonia.  He put me on antibiotics and also prescribed some cough medicine.
I am feeling better, however this is a huge setback in my fitness.  I will stay off the bike till after Mother's Day.  This means I will not be doing the Island Lake XC race this month.  Will need to build some fitness back up again.  Should not take long.  I will be looking at events in June to get me back on track for Ore to Shore.  Given the events of this year I will be doing the Shore Rock again.  This will be a 9-10 mile race and I will not have to push myself too hard to achieve the fitness I need to do this race.  I will also be able to enjoy the rest of day with my family and have some fun in Marquette.

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