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.
Approaching 3 weeks and no major changes at this point. At times I feel really positive and the knee feels good but at other times I get pretty worried as I know I am losing a ton of muscle in the leg and am worried about wether it will recover fully or not. I guess that is just the normal roller coaster ride that I will be going through for the next several months as I work through this thing. The key is I will do everything I am told and will put 100% effort into this and ultimately overcome it one way or another.
3 weeks post knee surgery. Still not sure what to think as I cannot put any weight on per doctors orders still. I know the knee is stiff and there is some scar tissue but all of this is fairly normal I guess. The real scary part is how fast the quad muscles in my left leg have atrophied. My left leg is shrinking fast and the muscle is disappearing quickly. Learning to walk again will be all about building the muscle back up. Should be interesting in another week or so.
Lately it is as if I can feel the leg muscles continuing to go away each day. Left leg is a little scary looking at this point. I am starting to get a bit nervous about the prospect of getting off crutches and starting the more serious rehab. That is when things will be the most difficult, I think.
