2012 Goals

It's impossible for me to set running goals for 2012, as I am still recovering from surgery and not yet sure when I can begin running again. When one is healthy, it's quite easy to set goals, as there's a basis for them. I don't have that yet. Maybe impossible is the wrong word. Perhaps I meant ill-advised, as I don't want to set myself up for disappointment.

My goals, therefore, are more geared toward regaining my strength. All I'm interested in doing right now is strengthening my leg back up. I want 100% strength in my legs before I take even a single running step. And if it takes all of 2012 to meet that goal, then so be it. I don't want to jeopardize the healing process. The three-stage healing process, that is: inflammation, proliferation and remodeling. I must be smart about things. I will be smart about things.

I am now 18 days post-surgery and still feel confident that things will eventually return to normal. I do have my ups and downs, but I mostly feel content. The plan is to continue physical therapy one time per week for the next several weeks and then to see the surgeon back in early February. I believe that, by then, I will have ditched the last crutch and be ready to begin strengthening my leg back up, riding my bicycle, etc.