This weekend, I got a wild hair and thought I should try out cross county skiing. It has been 391 days since I had skis on my feet. Yes, cross country skis are different than backcountry skis.
Actually, I would not call this skiing. Instead I would call is a slow-mo, feet dragging, balancing act on skinny skis. I went to a flat field near my house and just scooted around for 15 minutes - slowly. Any kind of real kick and glide motion would have hurt the knee too much. Honestly 2 months ago, I would not even imagine putting on skis. Even the weight of these lightweight Nordic skis would have been too much. It wasn't a workout, just purely experimental! I wasn't any worse off for that day so that is good! The new rehab program is helping me gain strength finally! I guess a little confidence, but still such a long way to go. Recently, had been doing some longish walks with a taped knee, over 4 miles with some hills, and feeling pretty OK (but not normal). None the worse for the day. Dare I say strongish in the quad? Strong is relative though. I am still have a 35 pounds difference in weight according to the incline leg press machine. Yep, got a ways to go...
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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
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