Recovering From Microfracture Surgery

May 08, 2024

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Location:

Manhattan,KS,

Member Since:

Sep 16, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

400m = 55.7; 800m = 2:03; 1500m = 4:08; 1 Mile = 4:24; 2 Mile = 9:28; 5k = 15:26; 8k = 25:35; 10k = 32:12; 15k = 49:50; 10 Miles = 53:27; 1/2 M = 1:13:50 (during marathon); Marathon = 2:28:31

Post Microfracture Surgery:

5k = 17:25; 10k = 35:50; 10 Miles = 58:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

Masters USATF Cross Country National Championships 8k in St. Louis, MO!

Maybe a marathon in 2013?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and racing at whatever level I am able to. Possibly run another marathon post Microfracture Surgery in under 3:00.

Personal:

I'm in the Army. I am married with four children (20/17/13/8 years old). Trying to return to previous running form after having microfracture knee surgery in July 2008.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Pegasus 29 A Lifetime Miles:						438.30
Brooks Launch A Lifetime Miles:						429.17
Adios Lifetime Miles:						118.88
Brooks Launch B Lifetime Miles:						206.30
Pegasus 29 B Lifetime Miles:						146.50

Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

K+6 (six days post surgery but whos counting!)

AM - Another hour on my friend the spin bike work on more ROM.

PM - Yet another hour of ROM work on the good old spin bike.

Also doing some leg lift routines to work on some muscle maintenance. I have also discovered that my favorite thing to ice with is a bag of frozen corn. Although frozen peas and frozen blackberries work decent as well. THe corn seems to work best as it is really east to shift the corn around to conform to the shape of the knee and it seems to distribute the cold nicely without feeling like it is giving the knee freezer burn. So for those that ice often try the frozen corn strapped on with an ace bandage it works great. I am probably icing the knee about 4 hours a day still. Until tomorrow!

Comments

From wheakory on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:01:42

I was just catching up on your blog, and I apologize for not posting about of good it is that your surgery went well. I really hope you can return to your running form. But the most important thing is just being able to walk healthy. I'd rather want to walk healthy than hurt when I'm running. God Bless you Ted, and I hope for a fast recovery.

From James on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:09:49

Good luck in your recovery!

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