During the past couple of weeks, I have slowly felt the eager anticipation of getting motivated to resume my running again. Since mid-December, I have focused my efforts on recovery and cross-training - primarily spending time on the stationary bike at the gym and adding the weight training circuit to my schedule. I am feeling stronger and my confidence is returning, now that my knee surgery (repair of a torn meniscus) is 7 weeks behind me. Just in the past week, I have been able to return to treadmill running. Or, I should say, a combination of walking and running. But, I have progressed to a 45 minute duration on the treadmill and that is a good sign. Enough of a sign to make me feel much more confident that I will be able to begin training for the Chicago Marathon. Race date is October 13, 2013 so my first of sixteen weeks of training will be on June 24!
In the meantime, I am planning to continue spending 6 days of the week at the gym with 1 rest day (Sunday) per week. I will do strength every day, alternating between lower and upper body, and mix up treadmill running with the stationary bike so I can gradually increase the time and distance that I am able to spend on the treadmill.
My first target is to be able to run the 10-Mile Broad Street Run in Philadelphia in May. My major objective will be to have fun so I will be running rather than racing the 10 miles!
Happy Running!
John
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