Running After Knee Mosaicplasty, OATS, and Meniscectomy

Running in SF! I'm checking in here mostly because I haven't posted anything yet in 2026. After a very gratifying return to a high level (age adjusted) of ultramarathoning in 2025, things haven't gone as smoothly in 2026. I had an issue with my left IT band that slowed me down for a while. Finally, taking 5 days completely off and adding some PT exercises solved that and I ramped back up.  Next, I experienced some sharp pain in the middle of my right knee. It came on during a hot workout and felt sort of like a spasm. I continued to train, but it kept flaring up. Because of the location of the pain, I was concerned that this related to my knee surgeries or the injuries that led to them. However, after taking a week off from running, I was able to run "pain free" again. I then began another "ramp up." Finally, I'm just getting over a respiratory infection that knocked me out for another week. Once again I find myself starting to ramp up my training. A...