I haven't been able to run since the race on Saturday because of back pain.
I had a bit of a cold, and on Monday am I was coughing and suddenly felt pretty significant low back pain. A pulled muscle.
It remains pretty bothersome 2.5 days later. Quite stiff, especially if I don't take ibuprofen.
I'm guessing I may be out of commission for another week.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Race - Komen 5K
Well I'm sitting on the deck in my back yard enjoying the nice sun after the Komen 5K today.
I was pretty happy with how it went. I ran 25:00 (strip time). Since I knew I'm really not in shape, I lined up pretty far back at the start. Probably too far back, since I wound up doing a lot of weaving and slowing to get around slower runners. Because it was a very big field (2,000 +), things never really thinned out, which in some ways helped (I was passing other runners most of the way).
I believe that time is a "personal worst" for me for 5K, but now it's going to be a personal best, as I'm starting up a new set of post-surgery PRs. I did not get any splits on the course; if there were mile markers, I did not see them.
I didn't have any knee pain, although I was a aware of the knee, with a kind of slight stiffness/lack of fluidity. I really can't say if that's just 3 years away from running, or that the knee isn't quite right.
So, my plan at this point is to try to do 2 or 3 runs a week for the next month, and then maybe try another 5K some time in October.
I was pretty happy with how it went. I ran 25:00 (strip time). Since I knew I'm really not in shape, I lined up pretty far back at the start. Probably too far back, since I wound up doing a lot of weaving and slowing to get around slower runners. Because it was a very big field (2,000 +), things never really thinned out, which in some ways helped (I was passing other runners most of the way).
I believe that time is a "personal worst" for me for 5K, but now it's going to be a personal best, as I'm starting up a new set of post-surgery PRs. I did not get any splits on the course; if there were mile markers, I did not see them.
I didn't have any knee pain, although I was a aware of the knee, with a kind of slight stiffness/lack of fluidity. I really can't say if that's just 3 years away from running, or that the knee isn't quite right.
So, my plan at this point is to try to do 2 or 3 runs a week for the next month, and then maybe try another 5K some time in October.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Return to Running
I am entered in the Komen Race for the Cure 5KM in Boston in 2 days, on September 24th.
This will be my first race since November, 2006, and my first race since my big knee surgery (an autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) of the patella and trochlea in April, 2007).
I fully anticipate I will run a "personal worst" since I really haven't run much at all since I was given the OK by my surgeon to try some running at my 2 year followup visit this past April.
Indeed, my longest run has been 5K last Saturday (so at least I know I can make it 5K).
Having run competitively or semi-competitively from age 15 to age 46, I've really missed it.
But I also have some anxiety about it, since I'm by no means sure I'm really going to be able to successfully return to running.
So, I've decided to share my story in this blog. I'm hoping it may be of interest to others who may be trying to return to athletic activity after a surgery, and injury, or just a long layoff.
This will be my first race since November, 2006, and my first race since my big knee surgery (an autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) of the patella and trochlea in April, 2007).
I fully anticipate I will run a "personal worst" since I really haven't run much at all since I was given the OK by my surgeon to try some running at my 2 year followup visit this past April.
Indeed, my longest run has been 5K last Saturday (so at least I know I can make it 5K).
Having run competitively or semi-competitively from age 15 to age 46, I've really missed it.
But I also have some anxiety about it, since I'm by no means sure I'm really going to be able to successfully return to running.
So, I've decided to share my story in this blog. I'm hoping it may be of interest to others who may be trying to return to athletic activity after a surgery, and injury, or just a long layoff.
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