Wow, I’ve been off for a month. Brutal. I don’t like it. Actually,
I detest it. The warm weather is here, runners are everywhere in shorts,
comp sox, brand new sexy spring runners. I felt really crumby this morning so I
thought I wouldtake the kid out for a stroller ride at least get some fresh air and
exercise. So don't I see this very fit, very fast runner, with her ironman
gear on, full on fuel belt and mizuno mushas (Hack’s shoe!) go blazing by me
using the bike route on Dundas in the beach. She had this huge smile on her
face like Chrissy Wellington. Envious I am because I knew exactly what she
was doing. She was running my 8 mile hilly tempo route. That was so in my
face! I actually feel like the dude in those adidas commercials from last
year. You know, the ones where he breaks up with “running” but sees
“running” everywhere. I went back through my diaries and running logs, I
haven’t been off this long since it all began six years ago. Once again,
keeping with the positive, I’m pretty lucky I suppose, it could have been
worse. Additionally, I have managed to keep those 40lbs off I initially
lost, I have to be proud of that surely.
THE KNEE STATUS
Its hard to say where I’m at right now. There was a time yesterday while
taking the boy out for a wagon ride, uphill I might add, that I felt great.
In fact I didn’t feel any pain at all most of the day. I get up this morning,
and I am at the opposite end of the spectrum. It actually kind of feels like it
did after the first week off. Even after stretching and chugging back a couple
of ibuprofens it still feels crappy. I might seek a second opinion if I don’t
see any progress in a few weeks. A fellow runner buddy of mine thinks its not
my meniscus at all and that it could actually just be an inflamed plica. Maybe
that would be alright, I would take inflammation over a tear any day.
Nonetheless I suppose time will tell. In the meantime, nothing wrong with
strengthening the knee, specifically the vastus medialis.
Here is the w/o and phsyio I am working on now. Everyday. It feels good
to at least do something. I am really hopeful to run a fall marathon and train
again this spring and summer.
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