2015 in the books

2015 was a great year for my back.  No issues with it at all.  I increased by cycling with my local cycling club and put in just shy of 4500 miles on my road bike with no back problems (or crashes) this year.  I have started training for the 2016 American Birkebeiner 50k (~31 miles) cross country ski race in February.  My goal is to just to finish without dying from exhaustion. My back has not limited me at all.  I am still cautious about lifting heavy objects, not due to any pain, but rather just a mindfulness of protecting my M6-L so that it will hopefully last for many years to come.  I'm still grateful everyday for the surgery that gave me my life back.