Oh hi!

It's spring and I've got a bit more spring in my step lately.  I've got back to some light jogging, have yet to find a good consistent pattern but I trudge along at my 13-14 minute miles. It's something. Still getting better every day.  Kickball season started again but I'm not playing. I watch. I ref our games and help out where I can. It's something. The jogging is getting a bit better but I'm not quite back to where I want to be yet. With near certainty I won't play Summer league either. And that's ok. No rush here. I'm enjoying walking.
I'm sure there's more to report, and I've been bad about these. But everything is coming along as expected and as planned still.  Slowly, but steady.

Hitting The Streets

Yah, I've been bad. I owe you a recap of the last few months. The short version is that my surgeon recommended I stop going to PT and just do it on my own in January. It felt like I was breaking up with a girlfriend when I told my PT guy. Mid way through January I started using the Elliptical machine at work. I've maxed at 30 minutes so far and have stuck to a path of slow progression.

Last week I attempted to actually jog for the first time. I started my intervals small at 30 seconds walking, 15 seconds running. The running felt okay but awkward. It isn't looking very pretty to see but it's happening. I felt decent enough halfway through that run to switch intervals and do 30 on, 15 off. I actually had a few strides that felt normal. I did a little over a mile.

This past Saturday I went back out and did 30 second walking, 45 second running intervals. It again felt okay, but limpy. It should improve. I' going to try to stick to running only a couple times a week until it feels better and better. But it's nice to get back out there and get my feet on the ground. I'm getting closer to feeling slightly more normal!

Happy New Year!

Here's a quick glance at how I finished out the year with my fitbit stats. My fitbit died on vacation in mid July so that explains that "empty space". The fitbit company sent me a replacement shortly after, and shortly before I had my injury.  The graph shows my pre-surgery progress in late August and then my slow recovery in Fall.  This chart would have looked much different had I finished 2015 the way I started but things happen!  Let's make 2016 great!