As mentioned earlier, I'm post-knee surgery. At this time, it's been 4.5 weeks since I last ran. Prior to that, I had been averaging 15-25 miles per week, running three to five days per week. I felt good. I felt fucking sane.
So, you can see where this is going...
After the injury but pre-surgery, I cycled and swam. The cycling was enough to wear me out, and I love the exhilaration that comes with riding a bike at speed, but it still wasn't running.
Fast forward, post-surgery and I'm doing push-ups on the hotel room floor, knee all bandaged up. The Percocet sucks every ounce of endurance from me, I feel weak and numb. Mostly, I just sleep and follow an ice/percocet routine.
Physical therapy is doing a fabulous job rehabilitating my knee, Sarah keeps changing the routine, but there's only so many calisthenics a man can do. I'm tossing medicine balls, doing long planks, push-ups and crunches till I lie there aching, but all it does is build up the tension even greater. I'm like a spring, compressed to the point of coil bind, aching for release.
Running makes me calm, workouts make me aggressive. I need to release.
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