Time to do Some Random Catch-up
So where was I? The knee I guess. The good news no surgery just weeks of physical therapy and that’s okay. If and when I do need surgery in the future it will most likely be a total replacement and that would rule out running at all. My PT said that I probably avoided surgery by taking the three months off from running and wearing a brace. It’s still frustrating not being able to run though because I feel like every day lost is just increasing the odds that I may not get to race again. I’m still 11 states short of my goal of racing in all 50. Michigan, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine, Alaska and Hawaii. I have a “plan” to bag nine in one trip but there are a lot of “if’s”. It’s now February 5th the next day and I just finished my PT exercises. Whew! It’s really surprising how worn out I feel after just doing a series of muscle strengthening exercises with just body weight. Consistency in doing the work is going to be...