Today is exactly 6 months since I had my ACL reconstructed and my meniscus trimmed.
It is also the weekend of Thanksgiving and unlike other years when I would be in Vermont hitting the slopes to start of the snowboarding season, this time around I am staying in NJ and staying far away from sports...
Still, I have plenty of things to be thankful for and in the spirit of things, I have decided to list a few of those.
Join me after the jump.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
22 Weeks After ACL Surgery: Hit the 2+ mile mark!
Excited to update you with even better news.
I went for another run this week and already improved on my previous times. I ran 2.38 miles in 22:31 burning 294 calories and averaging 9:28 minutes per mile (almost a whole minute better than earlier in the week). This time I felt less pain in my knee and even sped up towards the end.
It was pretty sore hour after but nothing unbearable. Also, keep in mind I was running straight the whole time and avoiding "cutting". Still too early for that, but there is progress.
Just like in the last post, here's evidence for this run:
I went for another run this week and already improved on my previous times. I ran 2.38 miles in 22:31 burning 294 calories and averaging 9:28 minutes per mile (almost a whole minute better than earlier in the week). This time I felt less pain in my knee and even sped up towards the end.
It was pretty sore hour after but nothing unbearable. Also, keep in mind I was running straight the whole time and avoiding "cutting". Still too early for that, but there is progress.
Just like in the last post, here's evidence for this run:
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
22 Weeks After ACL Surgery: My first mile...and a half!
Have not been this happy to run in a very long time. Actually, have not been able to run like this in a very long time. Today, I hit the streets of New Brunswick and completed 1.47 miles in a time of 15:42. This is by no means an excellent run but for the shape that my knee and I are in, this is a huge milestone.
I am pretty relieved that I was able to do it and proud of myself that I was able to push through the pain. The first 1/2 mile was the most difficult to be quite honest and it might be due to the fact that I was running on a small decline. Still, I pushed through it and made it all the way home without stopping.
Obviously, before the run I did some stretches and also squatted 40X to get the muscles a little loose. Heres proof of this awesome accomplishment:
I am pretty relieved that I was able to do it and proud of myself that I was able to push through the pain. The first 1/2 mile was the most difficult to be quite honest and it might be due to the fact that I was running on a small decline. Still, I pushed through it and made it all the way home without stopping.
Obviously, before the run I did some stretches and also squatted 40X to get the muscles a little loose. Heres proof of this awesome accomplishment:
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