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It appears I'm reactived to a normal running schedule this month. For the first time in 4 years I've logged more than 4 total miles in one week. That certainly doesn't sound great compared to my peak weekly half marathon training weeks of 15-30 miles, but I'm excited that my DVTs and blood flow has healed up enough to where I can actually run pain and "lock-up" free. It's amazing that this is my first month running pain free since my first knee surgery in 2015. I am cautiously optimistic but I think everyone knows when their body is saying "let me back in the ring, now". The reality is that the wussy in me says that a 230 lb aging clydesdale runner really shouldn't be stressing and pushing the boundaries of the arthritis that has settled in the knees an back; but that person in me that never wants to give up on anything, just keeps tearing away. I still think I will limit my weekly miles, and keep my races to a 5 kilometer maximum and run them in cooler weather so I'm not tempted to push my lockup limits. For now I'm going to enjoy it. Today is a great day and one I've been waiting for, for a very long time.