I saw my times getting worse over the last couple of years and with having my share of knee and back flares I decided after the 2016 Steamboat race to have a knee meniscus repair surgery done (I had been putting it off for over a year). It was a tear on the outside medial meniscus of my left knee which made surgery and downtime alot better (I doubt my boss can agree with that!). If it had been on the inner meniscus it would have been a much longer recovery then the three weeks I'm in now. I was having really hard times training and at work from being in extreme pain that I just couldn't overcome, and when I tried the knee swelling would shut me down for over a week at a time. This not only put a severe dent in training but also caused me to miss work at times.
Sometimes it's hard to pin down how an injury really affects performance overall, but it's safe to say it played a part. I thought at first my times were getting worse due to medication/supplements/lifestyle. It may had been more due to my state of injury then I had previously thought and only time will tell.
This year so far we have raced the Blarney St. Patrick's 5k, the Cinco de Milo 5k (I dropped out due to injury), and the Steamboat 4 miler (not a pretty finish!). I look forward to recovering from this repair by mid August and will attempt to relay a half marathon in Springdale during September. Since my last post I ramped up my plan to finish my last SIU senior year classes so that I may complete my degree in applied engineering sometime in this lifetime! That will conclude in the spring of 2017 and free up time to hopefully land me into another half marathon next year, pending my final (ICC) class financial aid schedule/needs. I no longer am eligible for reimbursement at work so to keep financial aid rolling I have to cram classes together and at least attend six hours a semester.
At this point in time it's just to hard to tell, but I really look forward to getting back into better cardio shape and trying to reach some of my more complex fitness goals. For now it's all just wishful thinking and one day at a time. Wendy has been doing really well with run times as consistent as could be. I'm extremely proud of her as anyone and she is a major inspiration in my life. It's great to have her around always and during this rehab period also. I think it's guaranteed that if I hit a good patch I will load up as many races as possible to make up for lost time!
This year's plan is the IVS half in September, the Folepi 4 miler during Thanksgiving, and the Jingle Bell 5k in December.
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