Recovering From Microfracture Surgery

May 01, 2024

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Location:

Manhattan,KS,

Member Since:

Sep 16, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

400m = 55.7; 800m = 2:03; 1500m = 4:08; 1 Mile = 4:24; 2 Mile = 9:28; 5k = 15:26; 8k = 25:35; 10k = 32:12; 15k = 49:50; 10 Miles = 53:27; 1/2 M = 1:13:50 (during marathon); Marathon = 2:28:31

Post Microfracture Surgery:

5k = 17:25; 10k = 35:50; 10 Miles = 58:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

Masters USATF Cross Country National Championships 8k in St. Louis, MO!

Maybe a marathon in 2013?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running and racing at whatever level I am able to. Possibly run another marathon post Microfracture Surgery in under 3:00.

Personal:

I'm in the Army. I am married with four children (20/17/13/8 years old). Trying to return to previous running form after having microfracture knee surgery in July 2008.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Pegasus 29 A Lifetime Miles:						438.30
Brooks Launch A Lifetime Miles:						429.17
Adios Lifetime Miles:						118.88
Brooks Launch B Lifetime Miles:						206.30
Pegasus 29 B Lifetime Miles:						146.50

Thu, Aug 21, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

K+42 days (6 weeks after microfracture surgery!)

AM = 1.5 hours on spin bike and 45 minutes of strength exercises

PM = 1 hour on spin bike and 45 minutes if strength exercises

Total about 23 miles on bike and 180 reps of strength exercises

Walked with only one crutch all day today. It is starting to feel like I might be able to walk without the crutches soon. In the morning things feel good but as the day goes on the knee still gets tired and stiff and then it becomes more difficult to walk on one crutch.

More physical therapy tomorrow!

Comments

From MichelleL on Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 00:03:34

Nice progress Ted.

From Dale on Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 17:40:09

It's short on any details, but here's an article on a NBA player released because the damage to his knee was deemed "career-ending". He had Microfracture surgery as well and he's just resigned with the Celtics:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3549061&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

Keep on plugging away and you'll get there...

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