Kolek planning to go pro
Not so good. I've only been out a few times this year. I live up a hill now, it's a 1+ mile incline from the riverfront where I usually run to my condo. That's an ass kicker! I did get the new Nike ZoomX Invincible and they are amazingly springy and soft. I need to sign up for a race for some extra motivation. I've mainly been using my Peloton, treads, and elipticals for workouts. Hell yeah that's good.
I had to stop running after I developed Piriformis syndrome. One of my hip tendons was rubbing against my sciatic nerve. Good times. Took several months of PT to fix.Just doing some fast walking for now. Per my Fitbit, it burns almost as many calories and keeps me in the Fatburning Zone better than running.
Fan,Being in Florida for almost all of the pandemic made this pretty easy for me. Ran outside all last summer in spite of the heat (early mornings, easy pace) but I’ll be back in the gym on the treadmill by the middle of this month. Averaging about 20 miles a week, no (knock on wood) injuries. Only time I fall short is due to laziness.
Not bad. Doing about 20 miles per week currently. About to start ramping up. Half marathons scheduled for two weeks from now, August, and October. Capping off the year with the Nashville Marathon in November.
Not so good. I've only been out a few times this year. I live up a hill now, it's a 1+ mile incline from the riverfront where I usually run to my condo. That's an ass kicker! I did get the new Nike ZoomX Invincible and they are amazingly springy and soft. I need to sign up for a race for some extra motivation. I've mainly been using my Peloton, treads, and elipticals for workouts.
Anyone have any thoughts on the accuracy/precision of fitness tracker heart rate monitors? The handles on treadmills are useless, but can I trust the fitbit?
I just got the bummer news. I have a torn meniscus. I still have no idea how it happened but the doctor said "it can just happen. It's not always sport's related."6 weeks on crutches tucked into 4 months of rehab from surgery before being cleared to run again.
I had that surgery when I was 15 or 16, tough rehab and ask for a preventative second bill of PT. It'll make a world of difference.
Out of curiosity, how did you injure it and where/how bad was the pain? Yes, I am trying to self-diagnose.
I am not a medical practitioner but have done the torn meniscus / surgery / recovery thing several times. - used crutches the first couple times but never again- walk out of the hospital same day- walking the dog and working out the limp to a proper gait within 1 week- elliptical training from day 7- light and short jogging on day 10-14- no problem with longer runs by the 4th week- hitting the gym 2-3 times per week to do leg strengthening work- ice 2-3 times per day- ibuprofen right away when it puffs up.I'm in week 7 of recovery from the most recent one and despite advancing age, it's the same deal. Problem this time is the doc (and the video of the procedure) show the ACL (reconstructed in 1989) is gone. At least the replacement lasted longer than the original! So, I have a little less stablity than before.A lot of doctors espouse a very conservative approach that actually causes significant muscle atrophy. Every day of atrophy takes 2 days of exercise to recover. Few people actually do he work to recover fully and then have limitations that can last a lifetime. My theory is to not let that happen. I've worked with several PT's along the way and most say that as long as you listen to the pain and control the swelling - do everything the joint can tolerate.
I just watched Gabby Thomas destroy in the 200m Oly trials. Uhhhh.....she's awesome. You can see she's a bona fide superstar who will crush it in Tokyo.
WarriorFan - I like what you're typing. You exactly described my arthroscopic surgery recovery 7 years ago. My Orthopedist said he has done about 75+ of these surgeries. He's saying I'll be in a knee brace with the crutches. I re-read the protocol he gave me and it says 4-6 weeks, so it sounds like the 6 weeks they keep reciting me is a conservative time frame. I was scheduling my post-op appointments and I said I planned to drive there myself and the assistant said I might still be on pain killers (a week later?) and wasn't sure I could drive with a brace. I gave her a WTF and said I won't be on prescription ones for more than a day and I know ibruprofen will be enough for me. Thanks for this. I have a pre-op appointment and I'm going to ask questions on why so conservative a recovery approach.
How is running going for everyone?I'm happy to be training for a marathon for the first time in ages - in week 3 of a 16 week plan right now. I've been doing a boot camp now too - trying to improve my strength and conditioning to try to avoid getting injured again.