That's right skiing and running happened in the same week! Who would have thought? Yes I'm sore! This has never happened at the same time! This is going in my Milestones document. I didn't even realize, I guess I have a good explanation to be sore!
RUNNING: I've completed 5 full weeks of running now (since the big toe joint mystery). At the moment I'm up to 1:24 min of running / 2 min walking, repeat 9x. I started at only 30 seconds of running (10x) just 5 weeks ago. Now the tricky part, the part I have not done so well in the past. Increasing my running interval times. My husband suggested Increase like 3-5% each running day, for each interval. So I did the math, I'm going with a 4% increase every run day. In this particular week, that is only 3 extra seconds per interval. Originally I thought I'd increase maybe 15 seconds per interval on a weekly basis, but ultimately either plan still gets me to 5 minute intervals around the same time a few months from now. I'm going to trick my knee to 5 minutes! SKIING: I have done 2 flat ski tours already! The first tour of the season was already longer than any ski tour I did this March. I felt worked, but I wasn't hobbled. I didn't intend to go out that long, but I guess I was really fixated on a certain turn around point. The second tour I did with my husband. He planned a lovely, scenic, no turns tour that was right up my alley. The only problem was that it did have a good bit of climbing which was difficult cardio wise. It was a 4 hour long tour, and at the VERY end of the day to get back to the truck, I had to do some plowing to slow me down, on VERY tired legs, through VERY tight aspens. It was not a good recipe, probably should have scooted on my butt. I think that may have done me in. I have been in a week long flare up since and the run I did on Tuesday (that I majorly contemplated whether running was even a good idea) really added to the knee swelling. Oof. My advice to myself: Stay in the right gear, know when to turn around, don't let the outside fun derail you, time to get the rehab plan moving forward.
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AuthorA 45 year old active female who tore her ACL in January 2017 (at the age of 40). Reconstructive surgery in February 2017 with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft. Archives
November 2022
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