on three on three

And just like that [snap of fingers], the wait was over.

Timeline:

May 6th - Feeling good and less sore than usual.
May 7th - Physical Therapy Appointment. As per usual I had deep massage done on my hamstring and ultrasound. Agreement was made that if I could string together one week of feeling good I could go for a run.
May 8th - Feeling great.
May 9th - Still feeling good, but getting nervous.
May 10th - A little tender, but still good.
May 11th - Can this be real? Still feeling good.
May 12th - Almost there.
May 13th - Sick to my stomach with nervousness. I had been waiting for this for two months.
May 14th - Physical Therapy Appointment. Still no pain. Permission to run granted.
May 15th - 3 miles.

That’s right, I went for a run. In some ways it was a little anti-climactic, but still a monumental trot. Day One ended up being three miles on the American University track at roughly 6:30 pace. Yeah, I know, why was I running that fast? Well, if you had that much adrenaline running through your body you might run that fast too. It didn’t feel fast and I didn’t slow down, so I am not dwelling on it. After 13 years of steady running my body doesn’t run 8 minute pace around a track. The plan was to run relaxed and I did that.

I’ll have more about this monumental day and my recovery process in another post. Until then, thanks to all for their support over the last couple of months. I’m back….

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