That was a huge step back.
As I said some of the words above aloud, they sounded like “set back,” but this was anything but that.
Tag: Training
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 22)
Progress.
That’s the word. Progress.
Two steps forward.
I am hoping there are no steps backward as I continue to build strength in my comeback to running following Achilles surgery in January. I will hopefully get strong enough to run the New York City Marathon in November.
A few thoughts on all of this before I share the updates on my progress.
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 21)
Slow and steady makes the race.
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 20)
Here was my weekly mileage for the first three full weeks of May 2020:
- 8.20 miles
- 8.10 miles
- 8.25 miles
I was getting there.
The operative word is “was.”
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 19)
19 weeks ago today, I walked in to have surgery on my right Achilles tendon.
I walked out on crutches.
I was on crutches for about 7 weeks.
And then I started running, step-by-step. Slowly.
Today, I powered through a three mile treadmill run staying between 5.5 and 6.0 mph for the duration.
I broke 32 minutes, finishing at 31:51. That’s a strong effort – my best effort to date since the surgery.
I was once a marathoner.
I will be one again.
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 16)
A few years ago, no longer being a guy that could literally jump into his running shoes and bang out (seemingly, at least) any amount of miles, I invented a little running trick that I employed today.
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 14)
One might thing that the Governor’s decision to close school the rest of the year would make life easier on teachers and principals…
NOT SO!
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 12)
Friday.
FRIDAY. A big day. A HUGE day.
16 weeks and two days after my Achilles surgery, and, with the permission, dare I say the encouragement, of my physical therapist, I set out for my first two mile run.
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 11)
After running on the treadmill the other day, and thinking about how great that run was, I have had a paradigm change.
Chronicle of a Comeback (vol. 10)
I just had my most enjoyable run yet.
I am back again.
A week ago, I shut it down after I woke up with pain, probably better described as discomfort, just above the area where I had Achilles surgery. I had been pushing it a bit, just a little, with some “boxing” at my in home boxing gym (in my garage), some long (virtual) PT sessions, other stretching, and the advent of a short, but steep, hill into my runs.
