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Anticipation...

3/6/2018

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Lots of anticipation in the air as I slowly move closer to getting my surgery.  I have a few more medical appointments prior to the actual surgery but everything is on track.

I am ready to get the surgery complete and start moving toward recovery and getting back to training/exercising on a daily basis.  Over the past few month training has continued to decline due to the increase in pain.

I was told in 2007 that I needed a total knee replacement due to the arthritis and no ACL.  A the time I was a marathoner.  I was told that I needed to quit running.  So I listened, kind of, and bought a bike and started riding as a form of cross training.  My overall running mileage reduced but I continued to run.  A year or so later I started doing triathlons and over the last 10-years I completed 2 Ironmans and at least 16 half-iron distance triathlons with the lasted being Ironman Raleigh 70.3 and Ironman North Carolina 70.3 in 2017.  It was during IMNC 70.3 that I realized it was time.  I completed a Fat Tire triathlon one week after IMNC 70.3.  I took the month of November off from running completely.  I started to run again in December and once again I was reminded it was time to get the total knee replacement.  I continued to ride through December and January.  In February the pain increase and the riding began to decrease to the point of riding once a week just to stay active.  Walking is out of the question as I can only make it about a 1/4 mile before the the pain hits.  Sometimes it feels as though the knee comes out of socket.
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Andrea Becket link
2/2/2021 04:31:37 am

Lovely blog you haave

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    Owner and Coach of Tri-More-Fitness.  I will get total knee replacement surgery on March 19, 2018 and have plans to complete Ironman Maryland in 2019.  This Blog is to document the Journey

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