As of Friday, my physical therapist cleared me for 'light' running, or no longer than one mile a day three days a week at no faster than five miles per hour! It has been entirely too long since I've been 'allowed' to run. Usually, I push through the pain, but with this being a chronic knee injury, I thought I would be a good patient and follow my therapist's counsel so I won't have to deal with this again and at a higher pain intensity down the road. Physical therapy has been working beautifully and as I ran on my treadmill, the euphoria of a good run was mine to achieve once again. It felt great to run again, even if it was just a mile. I felt like me again. I did forget how long one mile is on a treadmill though. Next time, I'm running outside as usual.
Love it! I watch TV (House Hunters) while on the treadmill. Makes the time go by so much faster. Glad you are doing better, Rachel!
ReplyDeleteI should probably put a TV in the room with the treadmill. Or at least install a tablet holder. Lately, I've just been listening to music.
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