No one that knows me was surprised I started running the moment I could after my accident broke my knee (among other things).
I nailed my ortho doctor down in May (four months after the accident) on when he thought I could start running. After rebuilding my knee, he wasn’t keen on my ruining it again. And, based on the amount of cushion I had left, he wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it as much as I thought I would. But after some pushing, he suggested August first as a possibility he could live with
So of course I got on the treadmill August 1st and proceeded to run…..for 2 minutes at a very slow pace, holding on to the treadmill bars.
But it was running!
I didn’t run outside for quite a while, I think it was the end of September before I ventured out. Even so, most of my running that fall was done on the treadmill. And throughout the winter, naturally, I was in on the treadmill.
I started running outside as soon as possible in the spring. I remembered how very much I hated hills (also that I was surrounded by hills). And how very wonderful it was when I managed to conquer them.
These were the numbers for my first August. And only an hour and twenty-eight minutes were actually spent running. A lot of them were walking the dog 🙂
The numbers for August, a year later. Still a good bit of walking the dog–she is a demanding little girl. But six and a half hours and thirty miles of those numbers were running. The bulk of them were run outside, with only two days on the treadmill (must have been raining!).
I also hit one of my major goals that month, running the Rail Trail between Gardiner and Augusta; a distance of 6.5 miles. I felt wonderful.
I’m back on the treadmill now, with extreme cold outside. It is currently, at 9AM, -17 degrees here. Although there was a road race in Bangor–oh my, they are even further north–yesterday, I am just not that brave. But I am already looking forward to getting back out there in the spring!
I’ve headed inside to the treadmill as well–great time for speedwork!
Looks like a great year in running! Congrats, and good luck in 2018!
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Thanks! Now I need to do even more next year! I agree, treadmills are great for working on speed as you set the pace, instead of running outside thinking, “aw, I’m going fast enough”– til you get to the end of the mile!
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