July had good moments, but everything was overshadowed by the emergency appendectomy

I turned 70 and it was not traumatic, and just yesterday, we had a good family reunion on the New Hampshire coast (picture of the Great Bay). Training went well, with weekly running volume, vertical, and intensity making steady gains. I finished the
month having trained 73+ hours with 23,675' vertical (all on foot).

However, three weeks after the surgery - although Selden is up and about - she still is trying to recover appetite, strength, and zest. When will she feel normal? It was a very tough month.