Progress...then a setback
On Sunday Oct 23, I had my longest run post surgery. 11.5 miles. I averaged 9:37/mile and by the end was running around 9:20/mile. Definitely the best long run post surgeries. After taking the next day off, I decided to do my "tread striders" workout on Tuesday Oct 25. Though my knee felt a little sore and stiff, I did 18 30-second striders with the last six at 9.9 mph (6:03/mile). That is the fastest I've been able to do this workout. However, this was clearly a bit too much. In the days that followed I had a major flair up of pain and stiffness in the right knee. I think there was a bit of swelling as well. After the knee pain flare up I took 3 days off of running and then tried to resume. That didn't go so well. Running has been painful. I missed some weight lifting workouts as well. My knee has felt a little better the last 3 days and I've been able to do two short and easy runs and a weight lifting session. Hopefully I'm on my way back from this setback.