Knee update

 The visit with my ortho went well. The biggest takeaways:

 

Bad

• Grade 2 MCL strain/tear – 4-6 weeks to fully heal
• Stress reaction (micro fracture) – 4-6 weeks to fully heal

 

Not so bad

• “It doesn’t look as bad as I was expecting considering your history”
• Two weeks of single run (3-4 miles) with as much bike and ElliptiGO as I want, then reassess

This week I also got some work done on my foot and ankle. I've been dealing with arthritis in the ankle joint and in the talar/navicular joint. It took quite a while to get in for a ultrasound guided injection in both joints. On Wednesday I got the injections and I'm hoping it puts a dent in the ongoing pain. I'm also hopeful that not favoring my foot will help with my knee.

Can't stop me from hoping!

Biking in Sept

 It is never a good sign when I’ve been biking a lot, typically that indicates an injury. September was one of those months. I ended up with 500.2 miles on the bike over 30.75 hours. Most of that was in the final 2 weeks of the month as I eased back on the running and built up the biking. It looks like October will also be a biking month as I’m slated to take at least 2 weeks with just one short (3 or 4 miles) run a day. I’ll try to get in at least 2 hours a day on the bike during that time. Hopefully after that I’ll be able to ease off the bike and slowly ramp up the running. Time will tell.

This is my "old" bike. I still try to get out there on it at least once a year. 1997 Bianci Strada