One week down, 22 to go

Busy week ahead & just a quick note here.
The first week was exactly as it was supposed to be, pretty much according to plan.
I even managed to stick to my aim of doing the Deepwater Point 15k today & just do it as a long run. I thought I should be able to stay under 70% and do 5:30 per k.
So the plan was to do it in 1:22:30 and lo & behold I got back in 1:22:10. Perfect.
40ks for the week and two solid strength sessions.
The test is going to be this week when I'll have to concentrate on the job. But going for a run will help me keeping a clear head.
Fingers crossed!

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Day one, week one

A few short runs in the bag, plenty of time in the pool (but still a lousy swimmer) and 23 weeks to Canberra. So now the work starts in earnest.
Doing 25ks per week is not a lot, however, the knee needed a bit of build up. The physio also prepared a new program for the gym and that has done wonders to make the knee more stable.
The next eight weeks will be base building by which time I should get to about 50 - 60ks with the longest run about 25ks.
Then eight weeks of intensity training reaching about 70ks in February with the longest run about 35ks.
All I need now is the WAMC program to figure out which races I can use as tempo runs. Certainly the Darlington Half looks like a good opportunity to test the waters.
Now I just have to keep the motivation going!
Tomorrow morning, strength training at the gym.

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Lazarus rises! Oh, yeah!

More than four weeks have passed since the op and I am quite happy with the progress.
The word from the orthopod was not to run for four weeks, so now I'm allowed to go out again. Not that I had been sooo good, I have gone out a couple of times after the three week mark, including the 5k fun run on Rottnest.
Except for the inordinate time to finally end up on the op table on the day and then to wait for the spinal block to go away, the experience was excellent. I watched the whole thing on the monitor and got the running commentary on what was going on and as a special bonus got to take away pictures and a videotape of the surgery.
Yes, it was a bit frustrating to see the people who had opted for a GA to walk out within a couple of hours of coming out of the OT, but getting my toes to wiggle again was an experience by itself.
After that I had some time off, but the only thing I really did not do is put my feet up. I joined a gym and worked out religiously with as little stress on the knee as possible. It has certainly been worth it.
So now I'm planning to put a program together that will see me doing the Canberra Marathon next year.
Last week I did 30ks all up. Knee was just a tad tight, but that was it.
Then 14ks on Monday and that was a bit much so since then it's just been the gym. But there is no rush.
I also want to learn swimming properly and have started with the Total Immersion program. Quite tough, but I think it'll be worth it.