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I started dabbling back into running in January. You know, fresh start to the year and I just wanted to be out there. I was still having some knee pain and scheduled some PT. I had a fully open mind to it and was at the end of the rope with my knee, so I was trusting in whatever. After 3 weeks working with one PT and still not having great results with running and the pain, but more so I didn’t want to keep paying for each visit, I was able to make a different appt. My husband was able to work me in with the athletic trainers to take a look and develop a plan of action. Within 2 visits, I was able to run without knee pain and my daily activities weren’t so bothersome either. I have been going 2x/week and then doing more work on my own, but it has been a game changer.
I was able to actually start a training plan for running and decided on Trackclubbabe’s Fast Fall. I am currently ending week 3 and my longest run has been 6 miles. My knee is not 100% but it is drastically better!
To sum up the past 3 weeks of my plan, I have had some speed work and my first mile time trial.
For my mile time trial, I was expecting maybe 7:30-7:45 based on where I was at with my recovery and also since I was here and there for running since January. I’m still building my aerobic system and base. I was able to hit a postpartum PR in the mile with a 7:22. So that was pretty neat with all things considering.
My longest run so far, like I said was 6 miles. I’m going to keep around 6 miles for a little bit, even though the plan has more. Around mile 4 my knee starts to get a little wonky and then by my last mile I could tell my gait was changing. So I think keeping between 5-6 miles for my long run as I continue to build strength and recover, is probably good for the next few weeks.
My plan is to follow the Fast Fall plan through 8 weeks and then switch to Fast Half for 18 weeks to lead right up to my half marathon I have scheduled in October. Hopefully I can continue to gain speed and endurance throughout the next few months.
I haven’t decided if I will do weekly posts again, or just occasional updates with my training. But maybe I’ll take a poll and see what the readers want! Send me a message or drop a comment on the post or whichever social media channel you found me through about what you enjoy most with these updates!
