This week I had my final ortho meeting to determine when I could start running again. I was expecting a mid-November date. Dr. Jone’s nurse greeted me by saying “I heard you have a 5k next month”. That made my heart and head race, I KNOW I don’t have anything on the calendar so maybe that is one of those sneaky ways to let me know that I can start base building now!!!! I didn’t have anything on the calendar, but believe me, I can find something! There has got to be a Turkey Trot or something I can make work.
Maybe my PT relayed some of my wishful thinking , but the Doc wasn’t exactly onboard. I’m sure If I was dead set on a November 5k, he may have conceded to let me run/walk it. His concern wasn’t the ACL. That part looks and feels great he said after giving it a tug test. His concern is the microfracturing site and wanted a little longer for things to solidify into scar tissue as much as possible.
And with that, I was told mid-December. Yes, I was a little disappointed. I think the worst part of the news is that I should start back on the treadmill for a while…uggg!!!!!! That’s the worst. I can count the number of times that I have ran on a treadmill on both hands. It’s going to be an exercise in personal growth for sure. The Y has plenty of treadmills, so I’m sure it will be fine.
We also scheduled another PRP injection for Feb. 2019. I’m going to plan on getting one of those every 6 months or so as long as I feel there is benefit. And to bury the headline, he cleared me to do a 70.3 in May!!!!!! Yes. It is on! Basically starting from no running in Dec to a 70.3 in May. I would say couch to half ironman, but everyone knows I haven’t actually sat still this entire process.