Operation Gadget

Category: Dave's Training Log

  • How Should Cyclists Protect Themselves from Nearly Silent Hybrid Cars?

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you live in an upper middle class or an even more exclusive area, you probably have neighbors who have a Toyota Prius or other types of hybrid automobiles. Most people know that these vehicles can run entirely on battery power under certain conditions, and in that situation, are extremely quiet. An…

  • About to Complete Physical Therapy

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have good news to report on the rehabilitation of my left leg. (I broke my left fibula in a collision with a player during a hockey game that I was officiating on January 24.) My trainers at NovaCare Rehabilitation have decided that I’m almost ready to stop physical therapy. I…

  • Back on the Ice for the First Time Today

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ll be back on the ice today to officiate hockey for the first time since I broke my leg on January 24. I’ll be officiating two games in the 2006 USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Festival at Iceland in West Chester, PA. It’s a real pleasure to have the opportunity to work…

  • Back on My Bike and My Skates

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Sunday, I took out my in-line skates and skated around the industrial complex near our house in Newtown, PA. This was the first time I had been on skates since January 24 when I broke my left fibula while officiating a hockey game. My left ankle was noticeably more swollen…

  • I’ve Been Cleared to Resume Physical Activity

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor those of you who have been following my recovery from a broken left fibula, I saw my orthopedist today and I was cleared to resume physical activity. Surprisingly, this includes the opportunity to try skating again as soon as I want. My wife Kathleen suggested that I find my in-line…

  • “DJ Steveboy” Creates Podrunner Podcasts for Runners and Cyclists

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile I was on the iTunes Music Store this morning, I noticed that a new series of podcasts called Podrunner has rapidly become one of the hottest podcast series over the past few weeks. dj steveboy, a Los Angeles-area disk jockey, has created three Podrunner podcasts he describes as “fast-paced, high-energy,…

  • Cast Removed from My Broken Leg

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday Kathleen and I met with my orthopedist for the first time since my leg was put in a cast. The orthopedist had my cast removed and had my left leg x-rayed again. The x-rays showed that my fibula is healing, but hasn’t yet healed 100 percent. The orthopedist decided not…

  • They Should Call This Thing a “Hobbling Cast”

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou should see me trying to move around The Home Office since I got home from the orthopedist the other day. They fitted me for a walking cast which is a fiberglass cast from just below my left knee to the arch of my foot. I got a boot to put…

  • I Was Injured While Officiating Hockey Last Night

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI got injured last night while officiating a high school ice hockey game. The athletic trainer who was covering the game came into the officials’ locker room during the intermission between the second and third period, evaluated me, and said that I may have a high ankle sprain, which is a syndesmotic…