19/02/2025
Unfathomable.
Every time I have been to Vail, I viscerally feel the previous visit, how my mental, emotional, spiritual, and of course, physical body experienced that moment. And each time, what felt unfathomable on the trip prior.
April 2024, my first visit ever to vailâŚfor my Achilles surgery, not how I imagined I would visit this little ski town. Undergoing surgery, by choice, something I thought I would never do.
May 2024, two week checkup and stitches removal. On crutches, proud of the healing my body had done, the idea of walking on the beautiful trails all around, unfathomable.
June 2024, six week checkup, proud of a half mile hike, dreaming about walking a normal speed through Vail and being able to move without pain. On this day, unfathomable.
July 2024, final check in with surgeon, proud of a 1.5 mile walk through Vail, looking forward to running it instead, but told it is a month away. On this day, not happening.
August 2024, proud of a four mile hike in the mountains, the idea of a regular run through this small town I had come to care for, unfathomable.
February 2024, proud of a 6.2 mile run through a partly snow covered Vailđ
Having never been here before 2024, I have now been six times, yes, a few of them were planned (including driving my family out here for a vacation), but for the rest, the universe conspired to get me here, and through some miracle, it was all in network, so I could do it.
My foot isnât perfect, Iâm here to figure out what we are missing and how we get past this stage, but each of these visits show me the progress. It truly is about progress over perfection, and if you need that reminder to trust in your body, trust in yourself, and trust the process, this is it. Iâm ten months post surgery and far from where I wanna be, but Iâm on my way.
so all thatâs left is to pick something that feels unfathomable right now, that next time, I will complete.
Trail community, help me out, how do I make my Vail story complete? (And yes, I would like snowboarding to be part of that story someday, just not yet!)