Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Better and Brighter

Thank you all gobbs and tons for your nice and encouraging comments. They really helped my attitude and outlook.

My knee is coming around quite well.
I'm going up and down stairs pretty normally and pain free.
I've been on the stationary bike a few times a week and that's going well too. Range of motion is beyond 90 degrees and progressing.
I managed to gimp my way through a few yoga classes by just skipping any extreme right leg bending. No problems.
And...
Drum roll please...

I'm going cross country skiing today. The trails are in good condition so I plan to ski some short loops on the flats just to feel things out. I plan to wear a knee pad just in case. There is also a dog-friendly loop so I'll be taking Pitchka out for a long overdue run/ski. Pictures later.

Many thanks to you all.

Have a Merry Christmas.

5 comments:

Carrie said...

Skiing rarely causes knee injuries ;) Be careful out there. Merry Christmas!

SixTwoThree said...

Dude that's great news!! Glad you're getting out in the fresh air with your training partner ;-) You do realize you're my hero right now don't you? Setting a nice example for me in the the months to come. I did 3.26 miles on the recumbent bike in rehab yesterday. Think they knew I needed a fix - LOL.

triguyjt said...

wow!!! what progress!!!!!

have a merry christmas

CoachLiz said...

I hope you had a great workout and that the knee did well! No more running is tough, but you should do well with the mountain biking. You should consider taking up Aquathlons!

beth said...

Merry christmas! i know its not what you pictured long-term with your kneee, but I am VERY excited to see what cyclist benson has in store. i see some great things...

when i broke my femur, it was only 5 months, but it ended up changing my life completely for the better! you just never know..
good luck and way to stay positive
merry merry merry christmas!