Running!

So about 1 week ago I was able to start running! I had to pass a gruling test to be able to demonstrate to the doctor and physical therapist that I was ready, but I did! Here's what I had to do:

1. 3 minutes of one legged squats with a bungee cord pulling me down. Up one second, down the next.
2. 3 minutes jog in place with bungee pulling me forwards.
3. 3 minutes jog in place with bungee pulling me backwards.
4. 50 reps of jumping sideways with bungee pulling me to the right.
5. 50 reps of jumping sideways with bungee pulling me to the left.

So I was given the clear to start jogging. I was told that running on the treadmill initially was good to reduce impact on the knee. I then later ran on a trail and that felt good. I was also told to not run too long without taking a break and walking. So when I ran on the trail I made sure and walked down the hills to reduce the hard impact on the knee. Feels great so far. And of course the last bit of advice given to me was to stop running if there was any pain in the knee. So happy to be back and able to run after about 10 months! I'm now looking forward to being able to push myself harder and run further!

At this point biking long distances is not a problem and I have been able to do about 40 miles at a very fast pace without having any issues.