My doc gave me the go-ahead to "ease into" cycling, specifically on a stationary bike at the gym. Okay. I'll take anything at the moment and cycling will build up my cardio. I visited the gym for the first time in months last Thurs and rode for a half hour. I felt energized! It was an amazing feeling. Then I decided to try the elliptical and I realized how weak I am. My legs were like butter and I could not get the elliptical rotating accordingly. It was pathetic.
My right knee doesn't hurt when I step down stairwells so that's a good sign. I can do lunges, but the knee is not quite stable enough to do a squat. In any case, I'm on the right track.
I just hope I'll be well enough to run a half in three weeks after I resigned myself to back out of the Reno-Tahoe relay tomorrow. I'm bummed about that but what can I do? Running now isn't worth a life time of knee problems.
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